Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a very rare neurological disease with no known cause or cure. Affected families not only struggle with the symptoms of this degenerative condition (deterioration in all the body's basic functions including walking, speech, swallowing and balance and everything we do that we take for granted), but also face the financial implications that life with MSA brings. MSA Trust has a small grants scheme used to help people in these circumstances. These grants provide a varied range of support, from help towards purchasing mobility equipment, to respite care and counselling. However, the Trust can only afford to provide a very limited number of grants each year. I am raising funds in running the Brighton 10k so more families affected by MSA can be helped through these grants. 

I am also running the Brighton 10 k to raise awareness of this dreadful condition, as if the Trust could fund medical research, then one day, there might just be a cure. Please support me. Even the tiniest amount helps.

Thank you, Emma Rose