Raymonde Sullivan turned 100 and celebrated on the air.
His name is Raymond Sullivan and his story went viral for celebrating his 100th birthday in an unusual way: jumping with a parachute. The former World War II nurse revealed that it was something she was pending and finally fulfilled it.
She was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and did hundreds of madness in her life, but one thing was missing: skydiving. That’s why he dared to do so while his body was still responding to him, according to the British Daily Mail newspaper. The woman flew over the skies of Florida, United States. According to the Newsweek portal, Raymonde told his friends two years ago. old, that if he reaches 100 years old, he will skydive no matter what reaction of his heart. They thought it was just a joke, but in the end it wasn’t.
On Monday, May 2, Sullivan kept his word and silenced his key detractors, who did not believe the woman was capable of jumping more than 3,000 meters high. Accompanied by an instructor, the former nurse jumped from the plane and even recorded videos.
The woman fulfilled her dream and floated in the skies of Florida, in the United States.
Sullivan is the mother of four children, six grandchildren, 10 great -grandchildren and two great -grandchildren.
After parachuting, one of the grandchildren uploaded a family photo on Facebook and wrote the work of her ‘nona’. “Grandma wants to skydive for her 100th birthday,” it read in the caption to the post.
When he reached dry land, he described his experience as “scary”.
Few people live to be 100 years old, and fewer decide to jump more than 10,000 feet out of the plane as a birthday gift.
Upon treading the dry ground, the grandmother, who is considered a “matriarch” of her family, described the experience as “scary” and confessed that she was happy to be safe. “I’ll do it again,” he summarizes.
Source: Clarin
