saving money in tough times a whole lot easier. >>> throughout the 2008 presidential election, cindy mccainjohn mccain. but what a lot of people didn't know was that on many of those days she was in sheer agony. mrs. mccain suffers from yharforsgreaa etcrt hafor yeart to herself. now she's speaking out not only to raise awareness but also money for research. cindy mccain, good morning. it's good to see you again. >> good morning. thank you. thanks for having me. >> it's good to have you here. why the secret? 15 years you suffered from migraines. why didn't you tell anyone? wry didn't you tell your husband? >> it wasn't that i tell him, in the beginning i was misdiagnosed, just a headache. >> stress. >> yes, stress and all that stuff. it wasn't that i didn't tell him, i didn't know i had migraines. then when i was finally diagnosed with what was significantly migraines, then of course he knew. but i didn't tell the public because it was just my private -- my private problem. and i didn't -- i just didn't feel like i needed to do that. >> and when you finally do tell people, and we discussed,

would be interesting to see if next week at republican convention, who are these people, john and cindy mccain, i never heard that, these people. i'm talking about, i heard it from, i heard jud woodruff say that and i love judy woodruff. i herder say the use the words, these people. for african-americans, i myself birashal, my father is black, my mother is right. i consider myself a black man. to hear that word, just, these people, i don't want to hear that. you know, so, it definitely was a passionate project of mine. and so when i woke up the morning of that docratic convention i said this is the first day i will write and write for 71 straight days. i kind of held myself hostage i had had to write for 71 straight days. each chapter in the book is a. they have a different theme. a lot of people, remember, lipstick on a pig is theme for the day. and so, it was a very fascinating interesting project. if i hadn't self-published i don't think i got it out in time. most of the publishers wanted me to wait at least three months. >> explain the self-publishing process for us. >> for me, it was, it'

interesting to see if at the republican convention they say that where these people, john and cindy mccain, but iever heard that. i heard it from judy woodruff say that and i loved judy woodruff by herter use the wd these people and for african-americans i myself am biracial, my fatheis black and my mother is white. i consider myself a black man but to hear, to hear that word just, theseeople, don't want to hear that. it definitely was a passion a project of mine so when i woke up the morning of the democratic convention i said this is the fit day i will write in the road for 71 straight days and i held myself hostage. each chapter in the book is a day and they have a different theme and a lot of people remember the lipstick on a pig as the theme for the day. south it is a very fascinating an interesting project. if i hn't self published it i dot think i could've gotten it out in time. >> host: at explain itself publishing processor us. >> guest: for me, i would say it is an easy pcess at first because i went through book search, which they were very good. they allowed me to really kind of