For Grace is seeking stories that connect chronic pain with dementia for our 2027 Share Your Story theme. Research shows that suffering from long-term chronic pain puts people at higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. This is due to many factors: persistent inflammation, brain atrophy, long-term use of certain medications, exposure to substantial childhood trauma, etc. If you have pain and are also challenged with dementia, have a family history or are actively practicing brain health, we’d love to hear from you.          

One of the biggest challenges of living with persistent pain is social isolation, a vexing problem that only makes the chronic pain experience worse. For Grace is deeply pleased to introduce a new online, peer-to-peer effort, led by the amazing Sara Gehrig, that aims to bring people with pain together for the better. Hello Pain Peeps' mission is to foster a safe, welcoming community where people with chronic pain feel seen, heard and understood while cultivating compassion, belonging and hope. Cheers to Hello Pain Peeps - and please link here to learn more...

Check out For Grace's August Story of the Month as we continue to celebrate our 2026 theme "The Power of the Comeback". With a Master's Degree in hand, Brooke Whipple-Kucera was enjoying her career as a substance abuse therapist when she suffered a ruptured ovary that almost killed her. After many intensive surgeries, Brooke started experiencing a host of excruciating GI issues, her body literally turning against itself. Then her first love, ballet, got her back up on her toes - and Brooke now states emphatically, "Living in chronic pain can be done!"

Pleased to report federal legislation to better the lives of those impacted by chronic pain, that For Grace is supporting as a signee, was recently introduced in Congress. The bi-partisan bill, Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act, will supply clinicians and scientists with high-quality data to help advance research into chronic pain conditions affecting 60 million Americans. Co-authors of the legislation are Senators Kevin Cramer, Andy Kim, Steve Daines and Tim Kaine. Cheers to this first step in getting this worthy effort signed into law!