As I left Heidi, it was time to hurry to the Rayburn House Office Building to meet with Legislative Assistant Sean Maroney in Congressman Alan B. Mollohan's office. When I arrived, Congressman Mollohan was headed to the floor for a vote, but stopped to speak for a moment. Legislative Assistant Sean Maroney and I discussed the statistics as well as the human side and the potentialy debilitating impact of headache and Migraine and what Congressman Mollohan can do to help us. Jill, the Congressman's scheduler had heard part of our conversation, and I stayed a bit to talk with her about the "headaches" she gets from barometric pressure changes.
Overall, I think it was a productive day. Are we going to see immediate changes in NIH funding for headache and Migraine research? No, we're not. Appropriations for 2008 have been in the works for some time now and are probably pretty well set. We're asking that some changes begin with 2009 appropriations. I haven't had a chance to see how others did in their meetings today, but feel positive about mine. I think we have a foot in the door, and if I need or want to go back and talk about this next year, I've now made contact.
Tomorrow, I'm going to the HealthCentral offices for the day. I'll finally get to meet Dan, our site producer, and the other people there with whom I've been working all these months but have never met in person. About time! I'll fill you in tomorrow evening.
Rest well,
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