A thrill-seeker who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 23 will be taking a 13,000ft leap of faith to raise money for the charity which supported him through his treatment.

Norwich Evening News: Paul Martin did a bungee jump earlier this year. Picture: SUBMITTED.Paul Martin did a bungee jump earlier this year. Picture: SUBMITTED. (Image: Archant)

Paul Martin was diagnosed with testicular cancer in June last year - just 12 days after moving to Norwich and starting his new job as communications and marketing assistant with Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

He said: 'It was a huge shock. When you're young, cancer isn't really something you think about as you feel indestructible. The diagnosis had a really big impact as it felt like I was hit with the news just as my life was really getting started.

'Throughout my treatment I concentrated on taking each day as it came, tried not to dwell on it and threw myself into my new job as much as I could.'

Following surgery and three cycles of chemotherapy at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, he was given the all clear in December.

Now - after completing a bungee jump earlier this year - he is going one step further and will join 49 others on June 22 to leap from a plane above Beccles to raise money for Norfolk cancer charity, The Big C.

He said: 'I received some fantastic support from The Big C, which helped make dealing with my condition much more manageable.'

Mr Martin is hoping to raise as much as he can through the tandem parachute jump, and is already over half way towards his target of £1,001.

He added: 'I want to make sure I live life to the full, and my next challenge will be to help a friend who received treatment for pancreatic cancer during the time I was ill to organise a 250 mile charity bike ride.'

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