This year the MSA Trust will be marking 20 years of supporting people living with multiple system atrophy.

 In May 1997 our founder, Sarah Matheson and a group of close friends met to set  up a support group for people who had been diagnosed with MSA, after Sarah had received her diagnosis in 1993. The lack of information and support for people with MSA was a source of great concern to Sarah and she was determined to do something to change that.  The rest, as they say, is history and this year we are eager to mark this milestone and to acknowledge how far we have come:- 

36 local support groups, 3 MSA Nurse Specialists who provide support and information to people with MSA, throughout the UK and Ireland; 20 fact sheets on everything from postural hypotension in MSA, to eye care in MSA; guides for health and care professionals supporting people with msa .

During our 20th Anniversary year we are looking forward to recruiting a fourth nurse to help increase our support. We are also excited to welcome our  Association of British Neurologists MSA Research Fellow to help the Trust increase research into multiple system atrophy.

To mark our 20th Anniversary we have 20 events for you to get involved with over the summer (April–Sept) – that’s 20 events in 20 weeks! Whether you are up for a Skydive, or you want to do your own bake sale, we have something for everyone - http://www.msatrust.org.uk/get-involved/20th-anniversary/20-events-20-weeks/ Decided on an event? Click Start fundraising to open your events page. 

We’re also asking people to donate to our 20th Anniversary Campaign. Whilst we’ve made huge inroads into MSA support and research over the last 20 years, there’s still so much more to do. We’d like to raise funds in our anniversary year to further our goals of improving research, information and support. Please click on the "Donate" button to help us as much as you can. 

Thank you in advance for your support.