Check out For Grace's May Story of the Month as Chelsea Janzen shares her experience with CRPS and battles with the Worker's Compensation system. After long periods of delayed treatment and unqualified doctors berating her for wanting better care, she has moved beyond the Western model. Chelsea is now taking control of her health, no longer allowing doctors to stigmatize her -  and she reminds women in pain that they're not alone!

This Friday For Grace leaders will attend the 2019 UC Irvine Integrative Health Institute's Women's Wellness Day as guests of founder Dr. Susan Samueli. They will enjoy a day of learning and networking - one that promotes the integrative medicine model for the care of women with chronic illness, including high-impact persistent pain.  Keynote speakers include women health advocates Dr. Sara Gottfried and Suzanne Somers.

Our White Paper Committee has chosen recommendations to focus on at our August 14th Sacramento summit. The goal of this educational briefing is to spark legislation that will assist us in creating a California Pain Strategy. The recommendations are  to 1) Establish a Center for Pain Research and Treatment in the Department of Health, 2) Enhance Education Related to Pain for Medical Students and Post-Graduate Providers, 3) Establish Integrative Pain Care Centers of Excellence Across California,  and 4) Ensure Adequate Coverage by Third-Party Payers of Effective Pain Treatments.