Check out For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's latest post on Pain News Network as it's one for the books! Toussaint relives her epic nightmare with Purdue Pharma, one where she found herself swirling in the midst of their effort to flood OxyContin nationwide, sparking the current deadly Opioid Crisis. The Hulu series Dopesick provided the catalyst for Toussaint to go public with her personal story of saving soul and life - and she implores all to watch and learn so this crime-of-the-century calamity will never happen again....
In 2022 State Senator Maria Elena Durazo will for the second year in a row take the reins on For Grace's September Pain Awareness Month resolution in California. The resolution, which will concurrently acknowledge September 1st as Women In Pain Awareness Day, will be the 20th year in a row that For Grace has championed this effort to spotlight the need for better care and appreciation for those challenged with high-impact chronic pain. Thank you, Senator Durazo!
Check out For Grace's January Story of the Month that details woman in pain Ingrid Brown's heartbreaking tale of medical mistreatment. Four and half years ago, Ingrid was told that she had breast cancer and needed a biopsy ASAP. During that procedure, the radiologist thrust a probe into her chest, breaking her sternum, ribs and a number of vertebrae. Though Ingrid never really had cancer, the damaging biopsy left her with persistent pain. Now being treated for Medical Trauma, Ingrid is telling her story to help other women avoid this kind of unnecessary suffering.
Check out For Grace's 2023 kick-off Story of the Month as we continue to explore the connection between trauma and chronic pain. Kathleen Sutherland suffered a sexual assault at 16 that led to an eating disorder where she gained 40 lbs. and felt loathing for her body. Kathleen believes this body dissociation was a trauma coping mechanism that seeded her development of fibromyalgia. Recently, Kathleen worked a 12-step program that re-established a healthy relationship with food and her body, and she now understands that she was "not broken and never was."
