For Grace has signed on in support of public comments submitted to US Health & Human Services regarding their Pain Management Task Force Draft Report which came out late 2018. The comments and recommendations were made by the Consumer Pain Advocacy Task Force, a consortium of 19 organizations whose mission is to implement the NIH's National Pain Strategy to help the 50 million people in the US impacted by persistent pain. The PMTF was formed to identify best pain management practices in response to the ongoing opioid crisis.

For Grace's April Story of the Month is writer and Woman In Pain Sasanna Yee! Sasanna is eager to have a voice in the pain community as she's "dismantling the dangerous myth of the 'Model Minority' and shedding light on mental and physical health issues Asian-Americans, and specifically Chinese-Americans, are facing." After a traumatic childhood car accident left Sasanna suffering for a decade, read how she finally stopped managing her pain, but instead let her pain lead her to a place of better wellness.

Join For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint on March 28th @ 1:30pm PT as she continues her new "Miracle Makers" live stream series on The Mighty's Chronic Illness Facebook page. Interviewing inspiring women who are changing the chronic pain world for the better, this month Cynthia talks with best-selling author, TV personality and Miracle Maker Karen Duffy, a chronic pain endurer who through laughter and an awry look at this upside down journey inspires hope in "extra innings." Link HERE for more on Miracle Makers...  

For Grace founder Cynthia Toussaint consulted on a recent NPR Invisibilia podcast and digital article that spotlighted a unique therapy for young women impacted by Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS.)  An NPR journalist reached out to Cynthia for her response about the critical backlash this March 8 podcast, titled the"The Fifth Vital Sign", generated from the pain community . Link here to download the revised Invisibilia episode - and watch for more to come....