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A Grandmother’s Final Moments with Her Grandchild: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

Flight Stories #1249 & #1250 Kitimat, British Columbia → Vancouver, British Columbia — $698.62 CAD Jessie and her mother had lost years to separation, only recently finding their way back to each other. Now, time was running out again. She needed to be there, to share precious moments, to say the words left unsaid. And […]

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A Reunion After Two Decades Apart: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

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Flight Story #1243 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Calgary, Alberta — $656.80 CAD Siranda was adopted as a baby and spent over 20 years not knowing who her biological mother was, much less where she was. Then, through Ancestry DNA, she found her. What followed was the building of a bond that would make up for

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A Sister’s Flight to Be Together Through a Difficult Time

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Flight Stories #1352 Curitiba, Brazil > Calgary, Alberta — 157,031 Scene+ points. When Silvana learned that her sister’s health had begun to decline, her heart pulled her across the distance that separated them. Living in Brazil while her sister received palliative care in Calgary was painful, and Silvana felt a deep need to be with

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Flight of Love at Life’s End

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Flight #1263 Edmonton, AB > San Antonio, TX – 98,496 Scene+ Points When Maria reached out, her mother was in hospice, close to dying. They had spent most of their lives apart. “We were separated from her almost all our lives because we have a broken family,” Maria said. But thanks to your support, Maria

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Now It’s My Turn to Care for Him

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Flight Story #1531 Toronto, Ontario → Dhaka, Bangladesh — 173,162 Scene+ points There was a time in Sabrina’s life when she could not care for herself, and her father was the person who stood beside her every day. Now, at 84 years old and critically ill, her father, Abdur, was the one who needed care.

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A Journey Home in Grief: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

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Flight Story #1320 Edmonton, Alberta > Seoul, South Korea – $714.39 CAD Jiyoung had never planned to be in Canada for this reason. When her nephew Seojin – Lucas to his family – was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma two years ago when he was just one year old, she worried constantly from afar in Korea. He

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One Last Visit: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

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Flight Story #1314 Toronto, Ontario > Manchester, United Kingdom — $1,259.28 CAD Melissa never imagined she’d be trying to figure out how to say goodbye to her only sister from across an ocean. Life had already given her more than enough to juggle: raising two daughters on her own, one with a chronic illness that

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Two Cousins, One Flight — Toyota On The Park

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Flight Story #1525 Toronto, Ontario > Calgary, Alberta When Tarah learned that her cousin Amy had entered hospice with stage 4 ovarian cancer, she knew she wanted to be by her side. The two cousins had always been close, even though they lived far apart. Now, with Amy’s condition worsening, Tarah feared she was running

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I Just Want to Be Her Daughter

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Flight Story #1519 Pensacola, Florida > Lincoln, Nebraska – $446.40 USD Cash – American Airlines When Shari applied for a Give A Mile flight, all she wanted was to be with her mom during the final days of her life. Her mother, lovingly called “Mama Jenny,” had chosen to stop dialysis and enter hospice care

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One Last Goodbye After Twenty Years

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Flight Story #1517 Dayton, Ohio > Jackson, Mississippi — $486.40 USD – American Airlines When Angel learned that her mother had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and given just six months to a year to live, she knew she wanted one more chance to say goodbye. Time and distance had kept them apart for many

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A Grandmother’s Final Moments with Her Grandchild: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

A Reunion After Two Decades Apart: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

A Sister’s Flight to Be Together Through a Difficult Time

Flight of Love at Life’s End

Now It’s My Turn to Care for Him

A Journey Home in Grief: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

One Last Visit: Thank You Toronto Pearson Airport

Two Cousins, One Flight — Toyota On The Park

I Just Want to Be Her Daughter

One Last Goodbye After Twenty Years

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