Brave Annette Ward conquers her fear of heights for charity abseil
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A MARRIED mother of two from Dunnet who was given just one year to live seven years ago abseiled off the Forth Bridge last weekend for charity.
Annette Ward, who has twice battled a rare cancer, descended around 160ft from the Forth Bridge on Sunday, October 2, raising over £700 for the UK’s only dedicated myeloma charity.
“The abseil was amazing and I thoroughly enjoyed the day – despite the pouring rain in the morning,” she said.
“One-hundred-and sixty-five feet is a long way up when you are balancing on a six inch steel girder, but once over the edge the descent was not as scary as I had thought it would be, thanks to the great encouragement and help from the team of organisers.”
The 58-year-old Castle of Mey tour guide was told she did not have long to live back in November 2004 when she was diagnosed with a rare cancer found in bone marrow – multiple myeloma.
She is now in remission for the second time and despite being afraid of heights she was determined to take advantage of feeling at her best to raise funds for Myeloma UK.
For more on Annette’s charity abseil check out Wednesday’s Caithness Courier.
