I successfully completed the 36 floor abseil to raise money for Save the Children - Australia dressed as Batgirl. It was a lot more daunting than I thought, 140 meters above the ground is quite a ways and I was glad that I wore the face mask because when I tried to look down whilst dangling there, the mask obscured my view and I couldn't see how far I could possibly fall! The entire thing was organised wonderfully and I was particularly impressed with the abseiling staff. They were all complete professionals and I felt so safe and secure under their capable guidance. Well, as safe as one can feel inching my feet off a ledge 140 meters above the ground.
The rope that went from the top of the building to the ground was incredibly heavy, 25 kilos, and I simply couldn't push it through the "whale tail" metal thingy to propel myself down, I don't have the physical strength in my upper body yet, so the wonderful team did all the work for me and gave me a thrilling ride down so I could bounce off the glass and whizz down as fast as I wanted.
On the whole it was a fantastic experience and I was so incredibly touched by the support, both financially and otherwise, that I received from my friends and family. I raised a total of $1560 to help Save the Children and since this is the first time I have ever done any fund raising like that, I am blown away by this amount.
So my two big celebrations for my 12 month transplant milestone I have achieved; getting married to the man of my dreams and doing a big adrenalin inducing event. What's next for me I wonder??????
Love
Kylie
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