Liam Blaney says he wants to do something challenging but also a little bit mad.
Liam Blaney, pictured with his wife Nicky and a friend who will also be doing the skydive, says he wants to do something "challenging but also a little bit mad"A man with motor neurone disease is to undertake a charity skydive from 15,000ft .
Liam Blaney, 54, of Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, was diagnosed with MND in 2021 and is now in a wheelchair.Mr Blaney, who has also climbed Snowdon in his wheelchair, said: "I wanted to do something that was challenging but also a little bit mad."Mr Blaney, a former karate teacher who also works in quality assurance, said he and his friends had regularly undertaken extreme challenges for charity down the years."[The disease] took my legs really quickly.
"To attempt a skydive when you have MND and are a wheelchair user is no mean feat and we wish him all the best with his jump."
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