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Article: Eve's so glad to be alive she leapt off a skyscraper; Now she wants to meet mystery woman who gave her second chance of life.(Features)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- June 2, 1999
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PERCHED on the skyscraper's edge, Eve Ridley looked down on the crowds 200 feet below. She had 10 seconds to decide. Could she take the step that would send her soaring over the side of the building?
Leukaemia victim Eve made up her mind - yes, she would take the plunge. It was a sponsored abseil for the charity which saved her life, after all.
It wasn't the way most people would choose to spend their Bank Holiday Monday, but Eve, 21, says: "I definitely had my doubts up there, but I had to do it
Today, just 48 hours after her sponsored sky-leap, ...