Learn how your donation to our annual Christmas Bauble appeal can help families living with a PSP or CBD diagnosis feel understood and less isolated.
Wherever you are on your PSP or CBD journey, no one wants to feel like they are facing life alone, unsupported.
Findings from our recent PSPA survey back this up, with responses highlighting that being connected to others living with similar experiences is beneficial for your resilience and wellbeing.
Whether it is sharing thoughts and feelings, tips and information, or just talking through current challenges, connecting with someone who understands what you are going through can bring hope and comfort, as Paul experienced after connecting with PSPA’s Befriending Volunteer, David Pugh, in 2023.
Your Christmas donation to PSPA’s Bauble Appeal in honour of a loved one will help us ensure that people like Paul, who have been impacted by a PSP or CBD diagnosis, feel better understood and less lonely.
DONATE TO PSPA’S CHRISTMAS BAUBLE APPEAL
We currently have 14 volunteer befrienders who offer emotional support, companionship, and practical information to people living with PSP & CBD, as well as to their carers and family members.
To ensure we can continue to connect more people facing a PSP or CBD diagnosis with someone who understands, could you donate to our Christmas Bauble Appeal?
You can dedicate your donation to a loved one, with your personally selected bauble shining brightly on PSPA’s digital Christmas tree or in our head office in Milton Keynes. You can donate to PSPA and share a message in the following ways:
- Visiting our virtual Christmas tree
- Calling 01327 322414
- Returning your Bauble Appeal form to FREEPOST PSPA
Baubles received in the post will be placed on a special tree in the PSPA office.
Thank you for your support.
Donating £50 to our Christmas charity appeal this festive season could help our volunteers provide support, information, and companionship in person and over the phone via Zoom to people facing a PSP or CBD diagnosis.
HOW BEFRIENDING VOLUNTEER, DAVID PUGH, SUPPORTS OTHERS
For families affected by PSP or CBD, Christmas can feel especially lonely. While others celebrate, many are managing exhausting care routines or missing someone they love.
One of our Befriending Volunteers, David Pugh, has experienced these feelings first-hand.
“Having cared for my beloved wife, Rosalind, at home until she died on 20 December 2020, I understand the physical and emotional exhaustion you can experience.
In my role as a PSPA Befriending Volunteer, I listen, help people understand how symptoms may progress, and signpost to local information and services. I provide whatever is needed by that person, which sometimes might just be companionship and a listening ear.”
Read Paul’s story to learn how he was supported by David.
By donating and dedicating a bauble to someone you love, you can help PSPA continue providing support that helps families feel understood and less isolated this Christmas and beyond.
DID YOU KNOW…
A GIFT OF £100…
Could provide carers with useful guides and information sheets, plus meetings where they can connect with others living similar experiences.
DONATING £150…
Could help fund a monthly Support Group for people living with PSP or CBD to get together, share information, ask questions, and make connections.
THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT…
In 2025, PSPA could support 42 people, including couples, carers and people living with PSP & CBD individually, through our Befriending Volunteering service.
