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We have made our target (which we extended twice due to the donations flooding in) and would like to thank everyone who has helped make this happen. Thank you so much. Please don’t stop donating, this is only the beginning………………

We did it, all six of us ( my three children, Kyla, Rhea , Jack, Kyla’s husband Dan, Rhea’s boyfriend Ben and myself) jumped out of a plane. I can honestly say that I have never been as terrified as those first few seconds of freefall. If only the instructor had warned me what it was going to be like. Once the parachute was pulled, it was amazing. I had not banked on the total silence and how easy it was to talk to the instructor. I would add that I had a moment of sheer panic, when the instructor without telling me first ‘adjusted my straps in order to make me more comfortable’. I thought I was unclipped as I ‘dropped within the harness’ by an inch. Never realised how long an inch can feel!!! And yes, I would do it again, now that I know what to expect and that the ‘adjustment of the straps’ does not lead to me falling out of the sky like a lump of potatoes.

After that it is was simply amazing. Jan’s mother had asked me to say a big warm ‘hello’ to her son, whilst floating through the sky, which I did.

As I am writing this update, we have reached just over €4500 and I am over the moon. I am meeting with Jan’s parents later this week, to talk about their retreat. Talking to his dad, I understand that whilst him and his wife are working they get through the day in a fashion, but when they finish work, that is when it hits them and it all comes back. I just can’t imagine.

Having finally cleared out my son’s wardrobe, ( 5 years after he has left home), which found me laughing and crying at the same time as I was  going through the contents of his ‘life’, I could not help thinking how Jan’s parents are dealing with this. Every Tshirt, every book, every penknife etc has a memory.

Something I have noticed is that, travelling the ‘healthy’ way can be a challenge. Whether on the train from Malaga to Madrid, at the airport, on the plane or eating out in Dubai, it is so easy to settle for ‘something easy and quick’. I am trying hard, to stick to my new way of life, but find that this is not always possible. I have decided that I would not give myself a hard time by checking my PH daily, as no doubt it would plummet during my time in Dubai. I am delighted to say that Jason Vale has a ‘Juice bar’ in Dubai in Batuta Mall, which I visited and stocked up with juices!

I returned from Dubai, with my PH at 6.5 so slightly down, which really surprised me, as I did have that odd glass of wine and champagne, I did go weak on Sushi and enjoy the ‘Bottomless brunch’. Although I did stick to seafood, hummus etc, with the odd chocolate dessert.  Having ‘juiced since we returned’, I have managed to get it back up to 7, where it should be.

I find it absolutely fascinating how I can see the direct link between what I put in my body and the PH reading. If only I had known that earlier. It really is an ‘easy check’ to see what the body is up to. Any clearly fruit, vegetables, nuts and pulses seem to be the way to achieve just that. 

Here some photos of THE jump!