Eram Osman

Dear friends and family,

On May 2nd my mum would have celebrated her 80th birthday. I wanted to do something in her memory and at the same time raise funds for the PSP Association (https://www.pspassociation.org.uk/research/) so I have set myself a challenge.

It was important for me to have some relevance to ‘80’ and to India where my mum was born and spent most of her childhood and teenage years. So, I have decided to take on the Golden Triangle virtual challenge, which is 476 miles, it starts from the Indian capital of Delhi to Agra and Jaipur. I’ll be looking to complete this in 80 days! That’s 6 miles per day starting from 2nd May.

I’ll be using hashtag #India80Challenge on my social channels, so you can follow my journey. This page will be updated as I reach milestones and I will share postcards I receive on the way.

For people who know me, know that my mum suffered from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, this is a relatively new condition and as yet there is no cure.

There are believed to be around 4,000 people living with PSP in the UK at any one time.

There are no simple tests or brain scans for PSP. In its early stages, symptoms can resemble those of other neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, Stroke or Multiple System Atrophy and misdiagnosis is common.

The condition gets its name because:

1️⃣ Progressive – it steadily worsens over time

2️⃣ Supranuclear – it damages the nuclei that control eye movements.

3️⃣ Palsy – it causes weakness.

I want to raise £1000 to help fund research. I know I can count on your support, as so many of you have supported me in the past and I cannot ask for anything more. I want to hit my target; I know it’s big but together we WILL make a difference.

Thanking you all in advance 💜

Eram

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