So, I'm sorry I've not updated in a while, I've been very pre-occupied . . . with doing a skydive!
I was feeling as though the whole situation with Daniel was getting all a bit doom and gloom, well from my perspective anyway. He is ALWAYS cheerful and finds the good in everything no matter how sick he's feeling. So I tried to think what I could do to be productive, lift my mood and join him in his positivity!
And apparently a fundraising skydive was my best idea! I did go through the ringer, I went from thinking there was no way I could do it to getting massively excited about what an achievement it would be in 0 to 60. But I wanted to do something that would be a challenge for me and it doesn't get more challenging than skydiving for me. I have a pretty massive fear of heights, which the majority of my friends and family know, so I knew everybody would massively get behind me and I could bring in higher sponsorships this way. Plus, I'd always felt doing a skydive would be amazing, I just couldn't ever see myself getting over my fear.
But as I see it? What's more scary than battling aggressive cancer? If Daniel can do that, then I could totally do this. So I contacted my nearest skydiving centre and the charity I wanted to raise money for. The charity were amazing and explained that if I raised over a certain amount of money I could take the fee for my skydive out of the money raised . . . so effectively I could get a free skydive!
Well, turns out I smashed the minimum amount I needed to raise in order to get the free dive, raising over £2000! Was very happy with that :)
Absolutely petrified I was the day I arrived at the North London Skydiving Centre. But the staff were great and helped to re-assure me every step of the way.
I don't think I'll ever find the words to explain to anybody just how amazing it was leaping from that plane, free falling through the sky before opening the shoot and soaring above the clouds. Absolutely, totally and completely exhilarating. Without question the most amazing thing I've ever done. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to fundraise. Can't think of anything that would have been more rewarding in terms of personal experience AND raising money. I'm still coming down from it all!
As for Daniel, he was there waiting for me when I landed to wrap me in one of his big ol bear hugs. You can tell he's struggling now, even he admits he felt really sick with the last round and his hip is playing him up so it's difficult to walk. But as ever, he's soldiering on. Fingers crossed his last round will be Christmas week.
Will keep you posted
xxx
