Tracy said: "It was a fantastic experience as well as raising money for a cause so close to my heart. It is looking like I have raised about £800 so far."
Tracy was joined at Hibaldstow skydiving centre by friends and family who had helped sponsor her.
Residents at Orchard Court were very excited by the skydive and have enjoyed watching a video of the skydive and seeing the photos.
- Orchard Court is a CQC 'good' rated home, and is currently rated number 1 on www.carehome.co.uk for Care Homes in Brigg. Carehome.co.uk is a review site for care homes. For more information on Orchard Court, Tracy asks you please call the home on 01652 653845.
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2 comments:
The Fear of Height is an innate/born fear. For example, experiments have shown that a toddler will not cross a glass floor when it shows that there is a drop below. We have to conquer the fear of height...and it is not abnormal for folks to be reluctant to climb ladders etc.
In contrast, the fear of spiders is a learnt fear....a toddler won't be bother. The cause seems to be a significant figure passing the pseudo fear to influential youngsters..
So why aren't we afraid of height when flying in an aeroplane?
It seems that such a fear is related to whether we are in direct contact with the ground.
In my younger adventurous days, I made a number of parachute jumps from a gondala below a barrage balloon...that was scary as the balloon was attached to a cable which one could follow to its ground anchor....graduating to aeroplane jumps, there was no fear of height; my concern then was could I have faith in my parachute...will it open...on subsequent barrage balloon jumps, which were much lower than an aeroplane, the the feeling of height returned.....and most folks would freely jump from aeroplane, but had a nervous reservation of going up in a tethered balloon...
The Fear of Height is an innate/born fear. For example, experiments have shown that a toddler will not cross a glass floor when it shows that there is a drop below. We have to conquer the fear of height...and it is not abnormal for folks to be reluctant to climb ladders etc.
In contrast, the fear of spiders is a learnt fear....a toddler won't be bother. The cause seems to be a significant figure passing the pseudo fear to influential youngsters..
So why aren't we afraid of height when flying in an aeroplane?
It seems that such a fear is related to whether we are in direct contact with the ground.
In my younger adventurous days, I made a number of parachute jumps from a gondala below a barrage balloon...that was scary as the balloon was attached to a cable which one could follow to its ground anchor....graduating to aeroplane jumps, there was no fear of height; my concern then was could I have faith in my parachute...will it open...on subsequent barrage balloon jumps, which were much lower than an aeroplane, the the feeling of height returned.....and most folks would freely jump from aeroplane, but had a nervous reservation of going up in a tethered balloon...
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