Game bird…
How would you feel about abseiling off a 60-foot building? A bit nervous, perhaps?
OK, how would you feel about abseiling off a 60-foot building if you were blind? A bit more nervous?
OK, how would you feel about abseiling off a 60-foot building if you were blind AND 92 years old?
Eve Mobbs, a volunteer receptionist for 4SIGHT (the West Sussex Association for the Blind) did just that on 3 May at Worthing High Street’s multi-storey car park, along with about 60 other people. The Worthing Herald sent a video camera along to capture the event:
Worthing Herald: 92-year-old blind woman’s 60ft charity abseil
Quite an achievement, eh? Some of us would be happy enough to even reach 92 years old, let alone still be abseiling at that age!
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