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For Grace Receives Extraordinary Gift from a Woman In Pain
We would like to make a special acknowledgement to Phyllis Gebauer, a woman in pain, a dear friend and a generous supporter.  The Gebauer Family Trust bequeathed a substantial, unrestricted donation to For Grace.  We miss you, Phyllis - and we know that you know your gift will go far to better the lives of women challenged with chronic pain.  Thank you for your amazing grace…
 
GREAT NEWS! For Grace’s “Fail First” Pain Bill Passes the California Assembly! Now on to the Senate!!
Our California Step Therapy (aka, “fail first”) bill, AB 369, cleared the Assembly on a 48-22 vote Jan. 26th - and now we’re on to the Senate. We’ll be needing everyone’s letters of support and calls to push this crucial legislation to Governor Brown - so that barriers to appropriate pain treatment will be a thing of the past!  Please link here to send your letters of support that will limit this unethical prescription practice used by the health insurance industry to save money at the cost of pain patients.
AB 369 Press Release AB 369 Fact Sheet  More Information about Step Therapy & AB 369

For Grace’s Inaugural Celebrity Fundraiser!
“A Night With The Stars - Lights, Camera, Action Against Pain” will be an evening (Date TBA) on a make-believe movie set, featuring celebrity appearances, live performance, dinner and a live & silent auction - sure to bring the paparazzi out. So come decked out as your favorite movie star! 

For Grace’s 4th Annual Women In Pain Conference: Gender Matters
View the Webcast Replay of this Empowering Event!
Video Montage of Conference Featuring Photos by Dana Gambill & Vocal Performance by Cynthia Toussaint
“Reframe Your Pain, Reclaim Your Life” was this year’s theme where women in pain attendees and viewers from around the world gained insight to essential self-care tools needed to thrive with pain. Our 2011 conference was hosted on September 16th in downtown Los Angeles.  For event information, please link here. 
Conference Press Release
Conference coverage on ABCNews.com!

For Grace in the News!

An excellent article ran Jan. 23rd on ABCNews.com highlighting a Stanford University study that concludes women report more pain than their male counterparts. For Grace consulted for this piece titled “Do Women Feel More Pain Than Men? Study Says, ‘Yes’” - and features Tiiu Leek and Mindy Meyer from our Leadership Advocacy Circle.  Great work, ladies!

For Grace spokesperson Cynthia Toussaint was on the Internet radio program “Winning Life Through Pain” on December 15th sharing personal wisdom about surviving and thriving with chronic pain.

On December 6th, The California Channel broadcast live a Sacramento Informational hearing that explored opioid abuse. Our founder Cynthia Toussaint testified on behalf of the responsible and ethical prescribing of these medications as a means to maintain pain control for millions of Californians.  Please link here to view her testimony and the hearing.

Please check out this personal perspective about the pain experience that’s running in the September issue of MDNG Pain Management magazine. In this feature, entitled “One Woman’s Dance with the Pain Experience”, For Grace spokesperson Cynthia Toussaint shares her pain journey and remission, and what led her to work on behalf of all women in pain.

Mindfulness Meditation expert Dr. Marvin Belzer, along with For Grace leaders, were interviewed on KPFK-FM’s (90.7 in Los Angeles) “Access Unlimited” show on September 13th.  The 4th Annual Women In Pain Conference was discussed along with alternative therapies for pain control.

A fantastic article, “Chronic Pain is No Laughing Matter”, ran August 19th on ABCNews.com about our upcoming 4th Annual Women In Pain Conference!  It features conference presenters comedian Kathy Buckley, Pain Psychologist Dr. Beth Darnall and Mindfulness Meditation expert Dr. Marvin Belzer.

We generated an excellent article written by one of our Women In Pain leaders, Dr. Beth Darnall, running in the July issue of MDNG Pain Management magazine. This informative piece, entitled “Sex/Gender Disparity in Pain and Pain Treatment”, brings essential awareness about the pain gender divide - and trumpets For Grace’s upcoming 4th Annual Women In Pain Conference.

Thrilled to announce that an excellent article ran June 29th on ABCNews.com that highlighted the groundbreaking Institute of Medicine’s report to Congress about the state of pain and its treatment in America. “Nation Fails Millions of Americans in Pain” also features For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint’s remission and our upcoming 4th Annual Women In Pain Conference in Los Angeles.

Pleased to announce that a story Ms. Toussaint wrote about Step Therapy (aka, “fail first”) and our California bill, AB 369, is running in the June issue of Southern California Physician magazine.

Please see this informative article about Rheumatoid Arthritis and how it impacts young adults - that ran June 16th on ABCNews.com. For Grace generated and consulted for this piece - and Yvonne Evans, who is featured, will be one of the panelists at our upcoming 4th Annual Women In Pain Conference in September!

Get 11 great tips about “How to Ease Fibromyalgia Pain when Traveling.”  For Grace interviewed for this informative piece that was posted on April 26th on LifeScript.com, one of the world’s leading websites devoted to women and health! 

Here’s a link to “Let’s Delay No More”, an op-ed penned by Ms. Toussaint about our California Step Therapy (aka, “fail first”) bill, AB 369, running in Southern California Physician magazine’s April issue.

For Grace consulted for an informative article about Restless Leg Syndrome that ran April 5th on ABCNews.com.  We’re delighted that actor and For Grace supporting artist Kevin Dobson shared his story, entitled “Could Restless Leg Point to Troubled Heart?”, to help others with this baffling disorder.

Here’s an article about the gender disparity in pain management that ran in the April issue of MORE magazine.  For Grace inspired, consulted and interviewed for this excellent expose entitled “The Male-Female Pain Gap.”  Check it out! 

Here’s a link to Baltimore’s WBAL AM radio show, Aches and Gains, that our founder interviewed for (pre-remission) about CRPS that aired on March 12th.

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Exciting Women In Pain Wellness Resource!
101 Ideas to Empower Women In Pain to Survive & Thrive!

Advocacy Tool Kit—Women In Pain Be Heard!
Check out this great resource for ideas to get the word out about the pain gender divide