A woman whose legs were amputated due to a rare blood clot took part in a tandem skydive to fund her independence. Head of client relations for a financial company, Jo Spencer, 55, from Chester-le-Street, County Durham, was devastated when a blood clot in her main aorta artery cut off the blood supply to her legs – leaving surgeons with no choice but to amputate them.
In June 2021, Jo and her husband David, 54, director of a financial company, started fundraising to give Jo back her independence. They raised £25,000 towards life-changing home renovations.
Now, the mum to Holly, 26, a customer service operator, Josh, 22, a help desk analyst, and Ben, 18, who is on a gap year, and grandmother to Theo, four, Harlow, two and Piper, 14 weeks, has taken part in a tandem skydive. She is raising enough funds to start her home renovation in January 2023.
