Fundraiser retracing steps of nana's life in Lanarkshire in aid of Alzheimer Scotland

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A Coatbridge woman will retrace the steps of her nana’s life as she raises money and awareness for Alzheimer Scotland.Megan Tumilty, 23, will take part in the charity’s Memory Walk on September 17 in honour of Margaret Quinn, taking in significant stops along the way.Margaret sadly passed away early last year, aged 68, after a near decade-long battle with the illness.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) graduate completed her social sciences degree with a dissertation entitled The Societal and Medical