Woman's Own

A DIFFERENT WAY TO GRIEVE

‘I’d never felt more exhilarated’

‘I WAS SO PROUD FOR DOING IT’

Zoe Jones, 45, is a hotel entertainments manager and lives in Torquay.

Strapped onto the top wing of the plane, I felt a rush of adrenaline as the engines rumbled beneath me. It was May this year, and as the plane soared into the sky I felt lighter, temporarily free from the grief I’d been carrying since losing my husband.

Closing my eyes, I didn’t feel fear. Instead, I thought of Simon. It was as if he was right beside me. I’d lost Simon

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