A HEALTH worker from Galashiels is set to follow in the footsteps of his late mum.

And he is being joined on the fundraising MoonWalk in Edinburgh by the rest of Diana Davy's family.

Diana completed last year's fundraising MoonWalk around the capital with daughter, Vicky Dawson.

Thousands take part in the 26.2 miles fundraiser in their bras each year to aid breast cancer research and support.

And after completing the gruelling 2017 marathon Diana signed up to take part again in this year's event.

But the popular grandmother, who worked in Asda's, suddenly took ill in January and died just a couple of days later.

In memory of his mum, Wayne Davy has decided to pull on his trainers and take her place on the MoonWalk starting line in June.

The 33-year-old explained: "Last year mum and my sister Vicky decided to do the MoonWalk, and whilst our family have never been affected by breast cancer it was a way to improve their fitness and raise some money for charity in the process.

"The last few weeks prior to the MoonWalk she really got the miles in.

"The day of the MoonWalk mum and Vicky went to Edinburgh and walked without a problem although she did keep saying that the last mile was the hardest.

" It can’t have been that bad though, as she was the first to sign up again as soon as registration opened.

"This time she had planned on walking it with her partner Gerry and Vicky - Gerry was all too happy to share that experience with her as he would do anything to make her happy."

But tragedy struck on the weekend of January 21 when Diana suddenly took ill.

Her health deteriorated quickly and within two days, as the family waited for a nurse to arrive, her heart stopped beating.

Despite frantic efforts by paramedics and the resuscitation team at Borders General Hospital they were unable to revive Diana.

Within a few days of Wayne deciding to take his mum's place at the MoonWalk he was joined by the rest of the family.

He added: "Within a few days of mum passing I had decided that I was going to do the MoonWalk in her memory.

"As she couldn’t do it I felt I should do it for her.

"Whilst we were discussing it with the family my brother-in-law Richard said he would do it.

"My daughter Stephanie and my niece Chelsy heard us and they wanted to do it too - because of their age they are only able to do the shorter New MoonWalk so their auntie Maria is going to walk it with them.

"Up to now, we have 11 family members walking and I have recently heard that a few of my mum’s work colleagues are also walking in her memory.

"We all know it’s going to be hard, not only physically but emotionally too.

"One thing we do know is mum will be in all our hearts all the way round the walk and picking us up when we are feeling tired.

"We know she would be proud of us.”

The Walk the Walk charity behind the forthcoming Moonwalk in Edinburgh has raised over £120 million for vital breast cancer causes since its first event in 1996.

There is still time to sign up for the event on June 9 at walkthewalk.org