Hello my friends,

We are involved in the early stages of some new and exciting research work being conducted by MAPS and doctors at the Harvard Medical School. We are not personally affiliated with either organization but are involved in this particular project. This new research is involved with finding new medications specifically directed towards the treatment of cluster headaches, as a first order of business. As most of you will be aware, most if not all medications currently used by cluster sufferers are ones specifically designed for the treatment of other medical conditions, such as migraine headaches. This research will go directly toward finding "cluster specific" medications, rather than borrowing something designed for other ailments and used as a "just try this, it works for them," medication.

We need your help with one of the early stages of the research project. We need participants to take the time to fill out a survey to assess the "Impact on Quality of Life" that cluster headaches have upon you and those around you. This information is imperative to any future research. You can make a difference in the future treatment of cluster headache sufferers. If you've ever thought that you'd like to tell someone exactly how your life has been impacted over the years, and have them not only listen, but have it make a difference, this will be your chance.

Please go to the following link to complete and submit your survey. It is a quite lengthy survey but all information you are able to provide will be of great benefit to this project and others to follow.
Part one of the survey is currently available at:
http://www.clusterbusters.com/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=2
Part 2 is here:
http://www.clusterbusters.com/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=3

If you prefer to remain annonymous and not use your present email address, please go to hotmail or yahoo or any of the other free email services and get an address strictly for this purpose. This information and your identity will not be used for any spam or future mailings that do not pertain directly to this survey. There will soon be a "part 2" and we will email you the information as soon as it is available.

Also, if you know of any cluster sufferers that may not see this, please pass along the information and ask them to help out. If you are a member of any other support groups or List-Serv's that include anyone with clusters, please pass this information along to the group. The more people we have, the better the information will be and the bigger the impact of the survey. This information is a vital piece of the puzzle that must make it's way through all the different governmental agencies to allow this research to not only continue, but flourish.

With your help, we WILL make a difference.

Thank you,

Mr. Floyd