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Press Releases (.pdf):
New PSA Featuring Jack Coleman (May 08)
First Annual Women in Pain Conference (Feb 08)
Women in Pain Awareness Month in California (Jan 07)
For Grace Broadens Its Mission (Dec 06)
RSD Education Bill Vetoed by CA Governor (Oct 05)
Champion of Women in Pain Talks to ABC News (May 05)
Response to Paula Abdul's Diagnosis of Chronic Pain Disorder (Apr 05)
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Media Appearances
Many wonderful things are happening at For Grace...
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ABC World News NOW’s “Healthy Life"--November 2008 |
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ABCNews.com--November 2008 |
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U. of Maryland’s Law & Healthcare Newsletter--Fall 2008 |
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LA County Office of Women’s Health (CA)--September 2008"Health Note: September is Pain Awareness Month in California"
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LA CityView 35 Magazine (CA)--September 2008 |
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ABC News--August 2008"On Call+ Pain Management Promotional Video"
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In the Face of Pain--July 2008 |
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Hope News (Duarte, CA)--July 2008 |
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Pain Pathways--Summer 2008 |
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LA CityView 35 (CA)--July 2008 |
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For Grace’s Women In Pain PSA--June 2008 |
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KABC-Los Angeles (CA)--May 2008 |
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Help My Hurt Blog-- May 2008 |
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KPFK-FM (Los Angeles, CA)-- May 2008 |
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ABC News--May 2008 |
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LA CityView 35 (CA)--May 2008 |
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Sun Community Papers (Los Angeles, CA)--May 2008"Spotlight on Women In Pain Conference"
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Pasadena Star-News (CA)--May 2008"Around the Valley"
(Picked up by their affiliate papers in the San Gabriel Valley)
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Time Warner Cable Network (Los Angeles, CA)--May 2008"The Women's Network"
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KPFK-FM (Los Angeles, CA)-- April 2008"Access Unlimited"
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ABCNews.com--April 2008 |
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New Mobility--April 2008"Women In Pain Conference"
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Dancing With Pain Blog--February 2008 |
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Dancing With Pain Blog--February 2008 |
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New Mobility--January 2008"Story Tugs at Heart"
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KPCC-FM (CA)--January 2008"AirTalk with Larry Mantle"
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LA County Office of Women’ s Health Holiday Edition (CA)--December 2007"ABC's Women of Courage"
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TMZ.com--December 2007"Hollywood Cure for Pain"
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KABC-Los Angeles (CA)--October 2007"Women of Courage Awards Luncheon"
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Sun Community Newspapers (CA)--October 2007"Spotlight on Cynthia Toussaint"
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KTLA-Los Angeles (CA)--August 2007"The Great Los Angeles Health Care Rally"
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New Mobility--March 2007"Dr. Mary Sedgewick: Helping More than Ever"
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Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)—April 2007“Awareness brought to sharp pain syndrome”
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The Asheville Channel (NC)—April 2007City Hall ceremony proclaiming May as RSD Awareness Month
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Woman’s Day—March 2007 |
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Washington Post—December 2006 |
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Clamor Magazine—Fall 2006“Universal Healthcare Coverage in the US and Other Timeless Jokes”
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CNN—August 2006“Paula Zahn Live”
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OneCareNow.Org Documentary (CA)—August 2006 |
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Los Angeles Times (CA)—June 2006“Taking a flier on election day”
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KPFK-FM (Los Angeles, CA)—July 2006“Access Unlimited”
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CityBeat & ValleyBeat (Los Angeles, CA)—June 2006 |
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ICA Update Newsletter—April/May 2006“Cynthia Toussaint: Seeking a State of Grace for Women in Pain”
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New York Times (NY)—May 2006“Doctors Struggle to Treat Mysterious and Unbearable Pain” (.pdf)
(Picked up nationwide) |
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Los Angeles Daily News (CA)--May 2006"Crowded race in 42nd District"
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Beverly Hills Courier (CA)—May 2006“Candidate Trying To Do Something Impossible Again”
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Los Angeles Times (CA)—May 2006“Candidates Spar for Seats of Democratic Legislators”
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Sun Community Newspapers (CA)—April 2006“Candidate takes a stand against pain”
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New Mobility—April 2006 |
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Yakima Herald Republic (WA)—March 2006“PAIN: Real, constant, searing”
(NAC-generated media)
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KPFK-FM (Los Angeles, CA)—March 2006“Access Unlimited”
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Hollywood Independent and West Hollywood Independent (Los Angeles, CA)—March 2006“The Sprawling 42nd AD: Welcome to L.A.”
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For Grace’s RSD PSA --February 2006 |
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Local Daily News (West Chester County, PA)—December 2005“Seeking relief”
(NAC-generated media)
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Discovery Health Channel’s Mystery Diagnosis—October 2005 - Currently Airing“Issac’s Nightmare”
(Picked-up by The Learning Channel & Home and Health Worldwide)
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Consumers Digest—October 2005“New Treatments For Pain Relief”
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Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)—August 2005“Radical relief”
(Picked up nationwide)
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Belgrade News (MT)—August 2005“Belgrade woman uses beauty crown to raise awareness of illness”
(NAC-generated media)
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KOLD News 13 (Tucson, AZ)—July 2005“Chronic Pain Expo”
(NAC-generated media)
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South Florida Sun Sentinel—June 2005“Parkland mother triumphs daily over crippling pain disorder”
(NAC-generated media)
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KLCS (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2005Presentation proclaiming RSD Awareness Month in Los Angeles County
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The California Channel—June 2005Testimony before Senate Health committee for RSD Education Bill
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Beverly Hills (213) Magazine (CA)—May 2005“The Fastest Pain Reliever In Town”
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ABC World News Now—May 2005“Top Priority”
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Pasadena Star-News (and all San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group papers) (CA)—May 2005“Dealing with pain beyond endurance”
(NAC-generated media)
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Redlands Daily Facts (CA)—May 2005“Walk to raise awareness, money for painful ailment”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Flint Journal (MI)—May 2005“Paula Abdul disease could help battle neurological disorder”
(NAC-generated media)
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The California Channel—April 2005Testimony before Assembly Health committee for RSD Education Bill
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Cherokee Tribune (Cherokee County, GA)—March 2005“Fighting through the pain”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Orange County Register (CA)—March 2005“SECOND CHANCE”(Picked up by MSNBC)
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Cherokee Ledger-News (Woodstock, GA)—February 2005“Victim of lightning strike fighting to recover health”
(NAC-generated media)
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American Pain Foundation—February 2005“For Love of the Dance”
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Folsom Telegraph (CA)—January 2005“Suffering in Silence”
(Picked up by the El Dorado Hills Telegraph (CA))
(NAC-generated media)
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The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)—December 2004“Going to great pains to live with RSD”
“With grace, founder of For Grace fitting advocate for ‘Women In Pain’”
“RSD at a glance”
(NAC-generated media)
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Citizen Tribune (Morristown, TN)—December 2004“RSD patient crippled by pain”
(NAC-generated media)
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Sun Sailor (Wayzata, MN)—November 2004“Champion high school swimmer raises awareness of pain disease”
(NAC-generated media)
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Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)—November 2004“With RSD, part of the pain is being misunderstood”
(NAC-generated media)
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The South County Spotlight (OR)—October 2004“RSD sufferer helps raise awareness of debilitating disease”
(NAC-generated media)
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New University (Irvine, CA)—November 2004“It’s All For Grace”
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The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)—October 2004“Group Helps Others Feel Women’s Pain”
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Marin Independent Journal (CA)—October 2004“Kentfield woman leads fight for pain awareness”
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Public Broadcasting System—Fall 2004 through Spring 2006 |
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TAKE CARE!—Fall 2004“From Family Caregiver and Patient to Advocates”
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The San Diego Union Tribune (CA)—September 2004 |
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The Star News (Chula Vista, CA)—September 2004“RSD Known As ‘Suicide Disease’”
“More of us should know about RSD” (Opinion Column)
(NAC-generated media)
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Tribune Chronicle (Warren,OH)—August 2004“Woman’s crusade a matter of grace”
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KFWB NEWS 980 (Los Angeles, CA)—August 2004RSD/Workers' Comp press conference
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Women’s eNews—August 2004 |
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Georgetown Times (SC)—July 2004“Living with pain”
(NAC-generated media)
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Altus Times (OK)—July 2004“A painful diagnosis”
(NAC-generated media)
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Oakland Tribune (and all eight ANG Newsgroup papers) (CA)—July 2004“New strides help those in chronic pain”
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The Argus (Fremont, CA)—June 2004“Area woman fights rare pain disorder”
(NAC-generated media)
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Arizona Daily Star—July 2004“In constant pain”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Vindicator (Youngston, OH)—June 2004“Fighting the misery”
(NAC-generated media)
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Tucson Citizen (AZ)—May 2004“Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: Dealing with pain”
(NAC-generated media)
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Milcosas (Los Angeles, CA)—June/July 2004“Que Es RSD?” (First of four articles)
(NAC-generated media)
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La Opinion (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2004“Aflicción crónica”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Downey Patriot (CA)—May 2004“A Fight Against an Unknown Disease”
(NAC-generated media)
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Pittsburgh Tribune Review (PA)—April 2004“Disorder Brings Constant Pain”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Beach Reporter (Redondo Beach, CA)—April 2004“Bright Light: Lillian Mendez”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Patient Channel—March through June 2004 |
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The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)—March 2004“Site offers hope for treatment”
(NAC-generated media)
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Purdue Pharma E-Newsletter—March 2004 |
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The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)—March 2004“Measure lends support to those with nerve disorder”
(NAC-generated media)
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Allentown Times (PA)—March 2004“When the pain never seems to go away”
(NAC-generated media)
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Dr.Donnica.com/Yahoo Health—March 2004“What Is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy?”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)—February 2004“A little-known affliction attracts new awareness”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Sacramento Observer (CA)—February 2004“Protecting Women From Chronic Pain”
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The Bergen County Record (NJ)—February 2004“Under Attack”
(NAC-generated media)
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Liberty Broadcasting System—February 2004“The Geoff Metcalf Show”
(Nationally-syndicated radio program)
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City View Channel 35 (Los Angeles, CA)—Febraury 2004Presentation proclaiming Women In Pain Awareness Month in Los Angeles.
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The California Channel—February 2004“Women In Pain: Trends and Implications of Underdiagnosis of Chronic Pain in Female Patients”
(California Senate Hearing)
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The Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA)—February 2004“Law to Call Attention to Syndrome”
(NAC-generated media)
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The Herald Sun (Durham, NC)—February 2004“Silent Torture”
(NAC-generated media)
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Los Angeles Times Op/Ed (CA)—January 2004 |
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National Pain Foundation—January 2004“Spotlight On Cynthia Toussaint”
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette (PA)—January 2004“An Injury, Then Never Ending Pain”(NAC-generated media)
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The Enterprise Record (Chico, CA)—January 2004“Web Site is Devoted to RSD”
“Facing the Pain and the Future, Head On”
(Picked up by the Mercury Register (Oroville, CA))
(NAC-generated media)
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New Mobility—December 2003“Full Circle”
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Chaska Herald (MN)—November 2003“Years After Death, Grace Still Inspires”
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The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA)—September 2003“After the Fall”
(NAC-generated media)
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Grayson County News-Gazette, Bowling Green Daily News & The Leitchfield Record (KY)—September 2003For Grace’s national awareness campaign (NAC) generated this media in association with a Kentucky RSD awareness event.
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The California Channel—August 2003“Local Talk”
(Guest for ten-minute segment about RSD, For Grace and Women In Pain hearing)
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Adelphia Cable Network (Los Angeles, CA)—August 2003“A World of Pain”
(Produced by For Grace with guests Dr. Edward Carden and Stone Grether)
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ABCNEWS.com—June 2003“Painful Truth”
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The Orange County Register (CA)—June 2003“Silenced Screams”(Picked up nationwide)
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The Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2003“These Women’s Pain Is All Too Real”
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The Argus (Fremont, CA)—May 2003“Figueroa joins the fight against nerve disease”
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KLAS-FM (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2003“Listening For Greatness”
(Guest for one half hour segment about Women In Pain)
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KABC7 Eyewitness News (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2003“Painful Mysterious Condition More Common Than You Think”
(Picked up nationwide & in Canada)
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Newsweek—May 2003“Taking A New Look At Pain”
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City View Channel 35 (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2003Presentation proclaiming RSD Awareness Month in Los Angeles and California
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The Contra Costa Times (CA)—April 2003“Affliction gives woman a second act”
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Reno Gazette-Journal (NV)—March 2003 |
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The Inyo Register (CA)—February 2003“A Story of Grace: RSD Victim Speaks Out”
(Picked up by Mammoth Times)
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Martinez News-Gazette (CA)—January 2003“Couple Dreams of Relieving Other's Pain”
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Los Angeles Sentinel (CA)—October 2002“RSD—Giving a Voice to a Silent Disease”
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The California Channel—August 2002“Week In Review”
(Guest for ten-minute segment about RSD and For Grace)
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KLAS-FM (Los Angeles, CA)—August 2002“Listening For Greatness”
(Guest for one-hour segment about RSD and For Grace)
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The California Channel—August 2002“Healthcare Consensus, California?”
(Key speaker at healthcare summit)
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KNX News Radio (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2002Feature about RSD and For Grace.
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Eastern Publications Group (Los Angeles, CA)—May 2002 |
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