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Spotlight on ... Janet Smith, St Paul's Nursery, Tupsley, Hereford

Name: Janet Smith

Position: Nursery school assistant at St Paul's Nursery in Tupsley,Hereford

- Why are you doing an abseil next month?

Twelve months ago I had a bone marrow transplant for a blood disorder.My husband saw an article in the paper wanting 'Dare Devils' to takepart in an abseil to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust, who helppeople who need bone marrow transplants. It will be a great experienceand it will create publicity for the charity.

- How have you been preparing?

I've been going to the gym to increase my strength after not havingexercised for a year, though I need more courage than strength to getthrough it. There are now 14 of us doing a 100ft abseil down the SymondsYat cliff face in Herefordshire, including my sister and my sons. Myfamily have backed me all the way.

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