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Express Migraine to Congress

October 24th, 2009

Betsy Blondin, editor and creator of the spectacular book of art and writing by Migraineurs, Migraine Expressions, has created a new advocacy campaign. A friend suggested that people purchase a copy of Migraine Expressions for their U.S. Senator or Representative, to help raise awareness and understanding of our disease in Congress. Betsy loved the idea and launched the effort to “Express Migraine to Congress.” At least 7 books are on the way to Congress!

To participate, purchase a book for $18.95 here: Express Migraine to Congress, and let Betsy know on the PayPal form or via e-mail which Congress person to send it to. Betsy will keep track of the Congress members receiving books so we won’t duplicate efforts on Betsy’s blog here.  For each book purchased for Congress, Betsy will donate $1 to the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA) toward advocacy efforts.

If you can’t afford to buy a book, you can use the links on Betsy’s Senate and House of Representatives pages to send a message to your Congress members, asking them to help millions of Migraineurs by supporting Congressional hearings and increased funding for migraine research.

I’ll be going to the AHDA’s third Headache on the Hill day of advocacy in February, and these books sent to Congress beforehand will help raise awareness of what we are lobbying about. Momentum is building for Congressional action. Our lobbying efforts have resulted in legislative report language supporting increased attention by the NIH for migraine research. Cindy McCain coming forward as a Migraineur and pledging to advocate for Congressional hearings, has to increase our visibility.

Let’s support Betsy in this great idea to raise awareness!

- Megan Oltman

Tags: AHDA, Congress, Headache on the Hill, migraine advocacy
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Please Email Congress Today - The Window is Closing

March 26th, 2009

There are two days left to get your email in to Congress (that is, today and tomorrow) requesting that they sign off on language that directs the National Institutes of Health to fully fund research on Migraine and Headache disorders.  You don’t even have to think up your own email, or find your Representative’s contact information (or know who your Representative is) - all you have to do is click here for the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy’s action page.  There you can send your email in less than three minutes and a few clicks.  If you haven’t done it already, please do it now.  It will mean better treatment options for all of us.  It will mean more understanding of our disease, and more options in our future.  And if we don’t get enough signatures now, it will mean another year of delay, without basic research being done.  Please take a few minutes out to help.  I took three days out to go to D.C. on this effort.  You can take three minutes without leaving your chair.  Thanks!

- Megan

Cats in the window image courtesy of Helene Jutras.

Tags: Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy, Congress, Migraine treatment, National Institutes of Health
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