Mother's sky dive helps to raise £2k towards appeal fund
The mother of a schoolgirl who dreams of walking unaided has taken part in sponsored sky dive as part of a £60,000 fundraising appeal.
Five-year old Amber Porterfield has the condition spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and uses a walking frame and a wheelchair to get about.
Her mother Susannah, aged 33, and friends Jessica Boothman, Jayne Boothman and Melanie Irving took to the skies on Sunday to take part in a 13,000-ft sky dive at Langar Airfield, in Nottinghamshire.
Their efforts have raised £2,000 towards the appeal which now stands at £27,000 and is almost at the half way mark.
Amber's family and school launched the drive to help cover the costs of her undergoing surgery at a specialist centre, in Missouri, in the United States.
The Pelsall Village School pupil will travel to the Cerebral Palsy Centre at the St Louis Children's Hospital next year.
Amber's mother Susannah, said: "I was absolutely fantastic. I was calm until they opened the plane' s door, but I knew I had to do it for Amber and it was amazing.
"We're still on cloud nine. More importantly we've raised £2,000 between us."
