Along with 50 + nonprofit organizations, For Grace is excited to sign on to a legislative effort to advance critical research for chronic pain in the US. The letter is in support of S.2922/H.R.7164, the Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act, a bill currently before Congress. Spearheaded by the US Pain Foundation. the bill would require CDC to analyze and publish population health data on chronic pain including data on known chronic pain conditions as well as of diseases and conditions that include or lead to chronic pain. Kudos to this effort for a brighter tomorrow!
Your 2024 tax-deductible donation will aid For Grace's global efforts to empower women in pain, sensitize the media and public about pain care gender bias and influence policy makers to embrace chronic pain as a public health crisis. It is because of your generosity that we are able to continue our education and awareness programs to better the lives of women who are challenged by life-altering chronic pain. Please link here to read our 2024 holiday appeal letter that spotlights our many accomplishments this year including our Women In Pain Nation Social Media Campaign!
Catch For Grace's December Story of the Month as we wrap up this year's focus on the intersection between chronic pain and social isolation. Delisa Richardson's every day struggle with chronic pain was bad enough, but worse still was the ever-growing cancellations of social get-togethers with family and friends due to her suffering. She could hear the disappointment in their voices, and soon the invitations ended. Scrolling through social media and seeing others move on in life only added to Delisa's loneliness. Counseling and opening up to loved ones about her limitations have helped, forging new understanding and "doing my best to make it work."
Catch For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's latest column on Pain News Network! When you’ve been wrangling with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, the king of all neuropathic pain diseases, for the past 40+ years, shingles isn’t something to fret about. That is until you get an epic case. Cynthia shares her new, hard-earned respect for the virus as well as how she survived being in the crosshairs of the opioid hysteria that causes so much unnecessary suffering. Link here to read "Shingles and My Ten-Year-Old Bottle of Vicodin" - and be sure to get your vaccine!
