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Iuliia Vlasova

Devastated West Lothian daughter left 'grieving twice' by mum's Alzheimer's

A West Lothian woman will be climbing Ben Lomond to raise money and awareness for Alzheimer Scotland after her mother, a cancer survivor, sadly passed away from the illness in March.

Sophie O'Brien will be climbing the 974m peak in September as part of the charity's Memory Walk 2022 campaign. This comes after the 32-year-old's mum, Lesley O'Brien, was diagnosed with the illness in 2020 and has sadly passed away six months ago, aged only 66.

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