Kidney Matters - Issue 6, Summer 2019

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Come skydive with me
Brave Kidney Warriors across the UK are taking to the skies to show their
support for their loved one through a sponsored skydive.
You can join this group by signing up to Kidney Care
UK’s one-day skydive, taking place at Hinton Airfield,
Oxfordshire on Saturday 5th October.
This exhilarating challenge will see you jump from more
than 10,000 feet and reach speeds of 120 mph as part
of a tandem skydive, all to support people affected by
kidney disease.
Sandra Robinson (middle) with Kidney Care UK staff
Claudia and Shanna with Dad, Graeme
Sandra Robinson, from South Belfast, is a plucky 67
year old grandmother who took on what she described
as a ‘leap of love’ to commemorate what would have
been her late husband’s 75th Birthday. She tells us
‘Jimbo was a long-term dialysis patient at both the
Ulster Hospital and Belfast City Hospital who sadly died
suddenly back in February 2015’. When asked about
her skydive, she simply said ‘I was thinking about Jim
and that made it all ok. I knew who I was doing it for.’
Scottish sisters Claudia and Shanna jumped in honour of
their true inspiration - their dad Graeme - just a couple
of weeks ago. ‘He spends 20 hours a week on dialysis
and regardless of how he is feeling, he always puts us
and others first. Even on his bad days, he gets on with
his day like nothing bothers him. He encourages us and
motivates us and for that we are proud to call him dad.’
Maddie Warren
Sign up now:
www.kidneycareuk.org/skydive
Hinton Airfield, Oxfordshire
Sat 5 Oct
Reg. £35 | Pledge £350