Medical secretary Linda Lennon has raised a remarkable £1400 for Maggie’s Lanarkshire, in recognition of the support she has received from the cancer caring charity.
On 18 December 2021 – to mark the one-year anniversary of her surgery – Linda, along with friends and relatives, took on the challenge of the 974m climb to the summit of Ben Dubh in Loch Lomond, to raise funds for the charity as a thank you for the support she has received since her initial diagnosis of breast cancer in September 2020.
Linda was determined to take on the hillwalk to celebrate her good health and worked hard in training throughout the winter, overcoming the difficulty of post-surgery fatigue and exhaustion to do so.
Linda, who is a member of the Salus occupational health team, said: “It’s been a hard slog trying to get my fitness back, but I have my friends and family right by my side – my very own team of cheerleaders.
“Both my daughters and four friends joined me on the climb and lots of others supported my training. We put our hearts and souls into it despite the dark nights and cold mornings and our mascot Levi the labrador kept our spirits high.”
Linda was delighted to raise the impressive sum for Maggie’s Lanarkshire cancer caring centre, based at University Hospital Monklands, which provides emotional, practical and social support for people with cancer and their loved ones.
Linda added: “Others are not so fortunate to have such a robust support network and rely ever more so on the great work of charities like Maggie’s. Their knowledge, experience and compassion were, and continue to be, an invaluable support to me. As a family, we are very grateful. I also cannot thank the breast care teams at University Hospitals Wishaw and Hairmyres enough – their support has been fantastic.”
Linda, her two daughters and friends now plan to take on another munro, Ben Lomond, in the spring.
We wish them all the best in their endeavour.
Photograph: Linda (second right) is pictured with friends and relatives at the top of Ben Dubh
