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Kevin Coughlan completed the TCS London Marathon 2025 for PSPA

Kevin Coughlan completed the TCS London Marathon 2025 for PSPA

My Story

Rosemary Coughlan 1930 -2015

Thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page and folks it's my 3rd London Marathon ! 

April 2025 marks 10 years since my Mum died from PSP aged 84 years old. In 2015 I ran my first London Marathon just 2 weeks after she passed raising over £1600 for the PSPA.  So this year I decided to run for the PSPA again in her memory, a decade after her passing. I hope to take my total life-time giving to the charity to over £2,500 so a tree can be gifted in her memory at a local Woodland Trust site.  

My Mum battled for over 10 years with PSP ages 74 to 84. She was so strong in her passage through this horrible condition and living as long as she did is a testimony to her healthy heart and general health.

At the end of her life she suffered almost total paralysis, with little eye movement , unable to see clearly or swallow food.

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a complex neurological condition that progressively affects movement, balance, vision, speech, and swallowing.

PSP gets its full name because it is a condition that:

  • progresses and gets worse over time (progressive);
  • it damages the parts of the brain that control eye movement (supranuclear)
  • and causes muscle weakness (palsy).

PSP belongs to a category of disorders called Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders. It often gets misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease early on due to some overlapping symptoms like problems with balance, walking, coordination, and eye movements. However, there are distinguishing features in PSP, such as prominent early backwards falls, fixed gaze, and more stiffness and slowness. Receiving an early diagnosis provides people with the opportunity to receive more tailored support and symptom management.

The PSP Association offers advice, support and information to people living with PSP and CBD, while at the same time supporting research into treatments and ultimately a cure for these conditions.

See more information at:

https://www.pspassociation.org.uk/about-us/the-difference-we-make/

The PSP Association

Raising for:

The PSP Association
138%

Funded

  • Target
    £1,500
  • Raised so far
    £2,074
  • Number of donors
    111

My Story

Rosemary Coughlan 1930 -2015

Thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page and folks it's my 3rd London Marathon ! 

April 2025 marks 10 years since my Mum died from PSP aged 84 years old. In 2015 I ran my first London Marathon just 2 weeks after she passed raising over £1600 for the PSPA.  So this year I decided to run for the PSPA again in her memory, a decade after her passing. I hope to take my total life-time giving to the charity to over £2,500 so a tree can be gifted in her memory at a local Woodland Trust site.  

My Mum battled for over 10 years with PSP ages 74 to 84. She was so strong in her passage through this horrible condition and living as long as she did is a testimony to her healthy heart and general health.

At the end of her life she suffered almost total paralysis, with little eye movement , unable to see clearly or swallow food.

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a complex neurological condition that progressively affects movement, balance, vision, speech, and swallowing.

PSP gets its full name because it is a condition that:

  • progresses and gets worse over time (progressive);
  • it damages the parts of the brain that control eye movement (supranuclear)
  • and causes muscle weakness (palsy).

PSP belongs to a category of disorders called Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders. It often gets misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease early on due to some overlapping symptoms like problems with balance, walking, coordination, and eye movements. However, there are distinguishing features in PSP, such as prominent early backwards falls, fixed gaze, and more stiffness and slowness. Receiving an early diagnosis provides people with the opportunity to receive more tailored support and symptom management.

The PSP Association offers advice, support and information to people living with PSP and CBD, while at the same time supporting research into treatments and ultimately a cure for these conditions.

See more information at:

https://www.pspassociation.org.uk/about-us/the-difference-we-make/