The Jasmine Foundation
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The Macquaker family have recently set up The Jasmine Foundation in memory of the most amazing older sister I could have ever asked for. As many of you already know, my mum, Sarah, has already kickstarted the fundraising for mental health by signing up to The Mental Health Foundation’s expedition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in October 2020 and now Rosie and I would love your support as we prepare to run The Edinburgh Half Marathon on the 24th May 2020.
Mental health must become something we feel we can talk about and understand well. It has been just over 3 years since I lost my best friend and sister who took her life after battling such a violent and insidious illness. Unbeknown to us, Jaz was suffering with a rare, high functioning clinical-depression which ended up taking her life. This was beyond heartbreaking and research has taught us so much about what she was going through.
The brutal fact is, today, depression is the worlds leading health problem. 50% of mental health issues start before the age of 14. Education and early identification is how we can help. In setting up Jaz's foundation we hope to combat the taboo around mental ill health.
Remember every little helps! This is the inaugural challenge as Rosie and I are the first to publicly raise money for the foundation. We are looking to get a decent time, that is if my knees don't pack in! So back the dream team and help us get to the finish line and most importantly spread the word by talking about mental health.
With lots of love,
Sasha and Rosie xxx
Mental health must become something we feel we can talk about and understand well. It has been just over 3 years since I lost my best friend and sister who took her life after battling such a violent and insidious illness. Unbeknown to us, Jaz was suffering with a rare, high functioning clinical-depression which ended up taking her life. This was beyond heartbreaking and research has taught us so much about what she was going through.
The brutal fact is, today, depression is the worlds leading health problem. 50% of mental health issues start before the age of 14. Education and early identification is how we can help. In setting up Jaz's foundation we hope to combat the taboo around mental ill health.
Remember every little helps! This is the inaugural challenge as Rosie and I are the first to publicly raise money for the foundation. We are looking to get a decent time, that is if my knees don't pack in! So back the dream team and help us get to the finish line and most importantly spread the word by talking about mental health.
With lots of love,
Sasha and Rosie xxx
Co-organizers (3)
Rosie Forsyth
Organizer
Scotland
Sasha Macquaker
Co-organizer
William Lithgow
Co-organizer