AN ALVECHURCH woman in her 70s and 15 members of her family climbed Mount Snowdon to raise funds for research into Motor Neurone Disease.
Hilary Hughes, aged 77, was diagnosed with the disease last October and was shocked to learn how many young people it affected.
Statistics show one in every 300 people in the UK are diagnosed with the condition each year.
“It was certainly the hardest thing I have done in a very long time and at one point thought I wouldn’t reach the top but with my two eldest grandsons’ help I got there,” she said.
“The real stars were the four youngest, aged between four and nine, who walked that mountain there and back again.
“I am so proud of my family.”
She thanked everyone who supported the venture, especially the friends of Alvechurch WI who held a coffee afternoon.
