Five years ago, I jumped out of a plane…
From 12,000 feet in the air, talk about a leap of faith 🤯
In today’s blog, we’re going to be exploring my “Charity Skydive for Alzheimer’s” story, to celebrate the five-year anniversary since I took the jump. To this day, it has got to be one of my life’s best, most terrifying yet exciting experiences.
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My grandmother fought Alzheimer’s for over nine years, until her passing earlier this year. Coming to terms with my grandmother’s diagnosis was one of the most challenging things that I have ever experienced in my life and it’s something that took me a long time to process.
At first, I didn’t have a clue what to think or what to do, so I decided to phone up the Alzheimer’s Society’s hotline number, to see if they could help me. Without all of the care and support that I received from their team, I honestly do not know how I would have gotten through it all. I decided to do a charity skydive, raising money for them a couple of years later, as a sign of my gratitude – here’s the full story:
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