Hello, and thank you for visiting my Just Giving page.
On the 5th of September I am going to run in the Adidas Women's 5K challenge around Hyde Park in London, for the PSP Association.
As many of you will know, my Dad suffers from PSP (Progressive Supranucleur Palsy), and was diagnosed a couple of years ago.  However, signs of the illness started showing quite a few years before that.
PSP is a degenerative brain disease which affects eye movement, balance, mobility, speech and swallowing. 
It basically means that over time (around 7-10 years), a person diagnosed with this illness will lose the ability to see, walk, talk and eat.  It is a destructive illness, for the sufferer and for the people around them, and at present, there is no cure.
Horribly, many people go undiagnosed because of the lack of knowledge of this illness among the public, and unbelievably even within the medical profession.
Please help to raise awareness of this disease by informing friends and family of the early symptons.
Please also help to find a cure for this terrible disease - every penny will count towards research and finding one.

Thank you,
Marisa

Click here to read  an article of a sufferer with PSP