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—Georgia O'Keefe
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March 2022 Story of the Month

Check out For Grace's March 2022 Story of the Month where we're spotlighting an exceptional story of perseverance and courage! As a young woman, Lezli Kuntze developed breast cancer as a side effect to in vitro fertilization. After treatment and years of remission, she believes a prolonged, painful gall bladder attack triggered a different form of breast cancer. Lezli decided to make her new fight fun and positive, and using her bald head as a pallet (Healing Head Art), she encourages friends and family to paint expressions of "colour and love!"

Purdue Whistleblower Piece Featured on PharmedOut.com

For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint's latest Pain News Network column was highlighted on PharmedOut.com's February 2022 newsletter. Writer Judy Butler details Cynthia's struggle to maintain ethical standing as a pain leader while wrangling with Purdue Pharma's efforts to flood the US with OxyContin using nonprofits as fronts (also known as "astroturfing".) PharmedOut is a well-regarded advocate for the ethical and transparent marketing of pharmaceuticals and devices - and they applaud Cynthia's courage to come forward with her harrowing story.

For Grace Launches New Live on Trauma & Growth

Join co-hosts Cynthia Toussaint and John Garrett for the 2022 launch of their new live stream show, "The Trauma Chronicles" that'll air on The Mighty's Facebook pages. The show will focus on how trauma impacts personal wellness - and how one can recover and move on to the all-important Post-Traumatic Growth experience. On Tuesday, February 22 at 1pm PST, Cynthia and John will have a lively conversation with childhood trauma survivor and woman in pain Heather Grace who'll share her trauma story, how she coped through years of turmoil and how she's transformed her life using holistic wellness. Looking forward to your questions and comments...

Media Actions Spark Shows on Opioid Epidemic

For Grace leaders recently interviewed extensively with and consulted on two episodes of The Doctors nationally syndicated television show. Partly inspired by Cynthia Toussaint's latest post on the Pain News Network, the first show which aired January 26th focused on Purdue Pharma's involvement in driving the Opioid Crisis. The second, which will air in February, spotlights the devastating illicit OxyContin/fentanyl trade that is causing the deaths of many US young people.

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