FAQ

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• What does HSP stand for? 

HSP stands for Hereditary spastic paraplegia. This is a group of rare inherited diseases whose main feature is a progressive gait disorder. If you want to know more about HSP, you can find information here and here.

• What does the Tom Wahlig Stiftung do?

The Tom Wahlig foundation is a organisation, that wants to inform and encourage HSP patients. In order to do so the foundations supports HSP research, funds research projects and promotes international exchange between researchers. If you want to learn more about the Tom Wahlig foundations, you can find more information here.

• How can I donate?

Donating is easy! You can simply transfer money to the following bank account:

Tom Wahlig Stiftung Jena
IBAN: DE 26 8305 3030 0000 031666
Reference: walk in progress

• What are the donations used for?

100% of your donations will be used for HSP research and information purposes, since all administrative cost are being payed by the founder family of the Tom Wahlig Foundation.

• Are there different ways to support your sister and you?

Of course, encouraging words for once are always welcome, too. If you cannot donate, you can also simply share this blog with your friends and family.

• Why are you walking the Way of St. James to support your sister?

I want to reach as many people as possible to inform about HSP and to draw attention to the disease. Before my sister was diagnosed I had never heard of HSP and I assume that it is the same for many people. Moreover, walking gets harder for the affected during the course of the disease. To walk to draw attention to a disease which makes walking hard or impossible seemed to be a logical conclusion.