Scots ovarian cancer survivor becomes world's first 'turbine bagger' at windfarm

An ovarian cancer survivor has become the world's first "turbine bagger" after walking thousands of steps to tick off all the turbines at one of the UK's largest windfarms. Michele Lennox, 55, from Giffnock in East Renfrewshire, set herself the challenge of walking to all 215 turbines at Whitelee Windfarm in Eaglesham after she was diagnosed in January 2020.

She said: "I would never have thought that this challenge - for which I had to buy my first-ever pair of walking boots - would be what helped give me the will to live. Cancer is a secret and silent disease - and I had seen what having stomach cancer did to my dad, who died just three months after his diagnosis.

Ms Lennox and her friends braved all weathers to complete the challenge. She finished on December 27 2021 after setting up a Facebook group and recording every turbine bagged on a spreadsheet. Top news stories today Friend Iain MacMillan accompanied Ms Lennox on her challenge. He added: "We motivated each other and worked as a team. On some days it was nightfall by the time we got back, and I was worried whether Michele was physically capable of the task or was over-extending herself, but she just kept going. On occasions, it was like four seasons in one day, but the view was always inspirational and we kept the end in sight.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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