Paul takes a jump at 12,000 feet!

JJ member Paul from the UK has more courage than most! He jumped out of a plane to help raise funds for the MS Society!

29-year-old Paul tells us why he did it...

"I was diagnosed with relapsing/remitting MS in May 1997.

"Since 2000 I've been on betaferon 1b. For the past 3 years I've had very few problems, although my balance tends play up and sometimes I have vision troubles and walking difficulties.

"In 2002 I experienced my worst bout of symptoms so far. Everything from my chest to my feet was numb, I had hardly any use of my left arm and hand, and I had bladder and bowel troubles, along with depression. This relapse kept me off work for around 6 months yet I'm now back at work full-time. My employer employed me knowing I have MS and has been understanding where my illness is concerned.

"Now I'm back to about 98% health with minor problems still ongoing from the relapse.

"Feeling the best that I have for a few years now I decided to do something that I've wanted to do for a long time: a skydive parachute jump.

"Doing the jump for the MS Society killed two birds with one stone, you could say. The jump itself was out of this world. I enjoyed it so much that I want to do another one!

"It's hard to describe jumping from a plane at 12,000 feet, freefalling to around 5,000 feet when the parachute opened and floating back to ground. Fantastic!"

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