Early childhood trauma often sparks problems later in life, which can include high-impact chronic pain. Author Maria Socolof in her memoir, "The Invisible Key: Unlocking the Mystery of My Chronic Pain", shares her journey from a successful, satisfying life with family and work to the depths of a mysterious pain disorder that derailed her. As Maria examines what went wrong, she uncovers a hidden key that provides answers and salvation. For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint consulted and lends the cover endorsement to this powerful story.

On April 2nd, For Grace will celebrate 18 years of working tirelessly to promote care and wellness for women in pain. First, raising awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, then the gender bias in pain care, we've painted the globe through media, legislation, public speaking, music, events, writing, think tanks, etc. to forge our vision of making a better day for those challenged with life-altering, high-impact chronic pain. Cheers to many more years of good work to come!

Check out For Grace's April Story of the Month where we again spotlight the Chronic Pain-Cancer Connection! As a young woman, Lezli Kuntze developed breast cancer as a side effect to in vitro fertilization. After treatment and years of remission, she believes a prolonged, painful gall bladder attack triggered a different form of breast cancer. Lezli's decided to make her new fight fun and positive - and using her bald head as a pallet (Healing Head Art) encourages friends and family to paint expressions of "colour and love!"