Sheila Thomson raises money for the Stroke Association, which helped her last year.
Sheila Thomson, 93, took on the challenge on FridayA 93-year-old grandmother from Newton Abbot has completed the zip wire at Cornwall's Eden ProjectShe has raised £2,000 for the charitySheila Thomson launched herself off a 100m high zip wire at the Eden Project in Cornwall on Friday.
She has been raising money for the Stroke Association after being helped by the charity following a stroke last year.Image caption,She was joined in the challenge by her granddaughter Katie Wood, who said: "Granny originally wanted to do a skydive but we didn't think that would be possible so we did the next best thing."
Donna Vinten said before the stroke, her mum had been a "very active lady who at 92 was running up and down the stairs and up to the attic to get things" but had become "suddenly immobile and had very poor memory" after falling ill. She added: "You just don't give up - believe in yourself, and you can have things and have your life back."
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