Highland woman urges others to take part in Alzheimer Scotland’s Memory Walk which aims to raise funds for the charity
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A Highland woman who is taking part in Alzheimer Scotland’s Memory Walk this weekend is urging others to follow in her footsteps.
Margaret Northedge (62), from Drumnadrochit and lives with dementia, said: “I didn’t want to get involved with Alzheimer Scotland’s groups at the start, but once I was there they made me so welcome and I looked forward to going again.
“When I was diagnosed, I was actually lost, it was a very sad time for me, so being able to receive support from the Dementia Centre and other people was a lifeline, because I was going down a slippery slope of depression.”
Scotland’s Memory Walk takes place on Saturday and Sunday and a new fundraising platform has been launched to ensure that people taking part can feel connected and share their experience as one big community.
The idea behind the event is simple – people can choose where they want to walk and who they walk with.
Participants can choose somewhere that has a special meaning for them at a time that suits them over the weekend and the distance doesn’t matter, whether it’s 1K, 5K or 500K.
It is free of charge for everyone who takes part, although everyone is encouraged to raise as much as they can.
Participants have the option to create a team with friends, family or colleagues.
• To sign up visit here.
