Jenny's Channel Swim
Sep. 13th, 2008 10:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaceyI told you all about my young friend Jenny Best who was attempting to be the first person with a colostomy to swim the channel. Well, this just in from her mum, S. Jenny did fantastically well in the water yesterday after training for months. I'm so proud of her for even trying this. She must be mad, but the right kind of mad.
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Just wanted to update you, although some already know, Jenny was pulled out of the water after a brilliant attempt, having swum 8.5 miles
and for 7 hours.
She left the water desperate to stay and go on but hypothermia was setting in and she was deemed to be in danger by Eddi Spelling the pilot. He, the observer Irene and Dave who crewed could not praise her enough. Apparently there was an Icelandic man who was pulled out after 1.5 miles and last week someone stopped at 6 hours. She did the equivalent of two relay swims! Above all she achieved what she set out to do, which was to help those who hear her story and are facing the same operations, by showing that life goes on and you can still swim or dance or whatever takes your fancy, the sky is the limit really. 8.5 miles in very cold water is no mean feat and I am very proud of her, especially her dignity in dealing with not getting to the other side. Thank you all for your support, we are both very grateful and thank you for all the kind thoughts sent to her on her return.
Somehow I do not think this is the end!
From a tired, proud mum.
S.
Copy:
Just wanted to update you, although some already know, Jenny was pulled out of the water after a brilliant attempt, having swum 8.5 miles
and for 7 hours.
She left the water desperate to stay and go on but hypothermia was setting in and she was deemed to be in danger by Eddi Spelling the pilot. He, the observer Irene and Dave who crewed could not praise her enough. Apparently there was an Icelandic man who was pulled out after 1.5 miles and last week someone stopped at 6 hours. She did the equivalent of two relay swims! Above all she achieved what she set out to do, which was to help those who hear her story and are facing the same operations, by showing that life goes on and you can still swim or dance or whatever takes your fancy, the sky is the limit really. 8.5 miles in very cold water is no mean feat and I am very proud of her, especially her dignity in dealing with not getting to the other side. Thank you all for your support, we are both very grateful and thank you for all the kind thoughts sent to her on her return.
Somehow I do not think this is the end!
From a tired, proud mum.
S.
