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Marisa Bird, a mother of five from Easingwold, has raised over £1,300 to help save lives in Yorkshire by completing a 14,000 ft charity skydive!
Cheered on by her four sons, Marisa completed her first ever skydive in the Lake District to celebrate what would have been her daughter Truly’s 18th birthday. Truly tragically passed away from leukemia in 2010.
Diagnosed in August 2009 when she was just three years old, she sadly passed away in Marisa’s arms nine months later after contracting chicken pox whilst being treated.
“Truly brought everyone so much joy in the short time she was here,” said Marisa. “She was a creative, kind little girl, with beautiful golden curly hair and the biggest blue eyes. We named her Truly because her grandparents would always sign off their love letters to one another with ‘Yours Truly’.”
Marisa chose to fundraise for Yorkshire Cancer Research so more people in Yorkshire can access pioneering cancer treatments and fewer families will have to experience the loss of a loved one.
“Many of my close family members have been impacted by cancer, some who have sadly passed away and some, like my two sisters, who have thankfully got through it. That’s why cancer research is so important – so more people survive.”
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