A BRAVE teenager is planning to dedicate a daredevil skydive from more than 10,000 feet to the memory of her late mum.

Corah Lewis, from Fernhill Heath, near Worcester, is taking on the fund-raising challenge to thank St Richard’s Hospice for the support it gave her mum Sadie during her battle with cancer.

Miss Lewis, aged 17, said the hospice gave her mum invaluable support throughout last year.

“My mum's cancer began to get a lot worse last summer but due to the doctors at St Richard’s her pain was controlled and we were able to enjoy a few more months together with her relatively pain-free,” she said. “Mum would often go to the hospice to have her hair washed or to have a bath, something she could not do at home but was made easier for her with the facilities and expertise offered at the hospice. Not only were the doctors there whenever mum needed anything but if we had any questions they were there to answer them.”

Mrs Lewis took a turn for the worse last Christmas Eve and, with her pain too great to manage at home, was taken into the hospice.

She died three days later but Miss Lewis says she will always be grateful to the hospice for giving them one last Christmas together.

“Because of them we were able to spend one last Christmas Day together as a family before she passed away,” said Miss Lewis, a sixth form student at King’s School, Worcester. Miss Lewis said she chose a skydive for her fund-raising challenge to reflect her mum’s “love of life”.

Her jump is taking place at Hinton Skydiving Centre, in Oxfordshire, on June 22, and Miss Lewis will be joined by her 16-year-old school friend Emma Jarvis, from Warndon. They hope to raise £1,000 between them. “Neither of us has ever done anything like this before and it is safe to say we are both terrified,” Miss Lewis added.

Donations can be made at justgiving.com/skydiveforsadie or by text CLEJ99 followed by the amount you wish to donate to 70070.