Springfield, MO to Milwaukee, WI – (54,800 United Air Miles) When family means everything to someone, you’ll do anything to be by their side during their final days. For Lee, family is everything for him. When he heard his Uncle’s health was deteriorating and in hospice care, Lee reached out to Give a Mile to […]

Mapleridge, BC to Sault Ste Marie, ON (166,084 Aeroplan Miles & $13.54) After being urgently admitted to hospital, Christine was diagnosed as being in the late stages of cancer with only a short time left to live.   Her sister Jennifer and her mum wanted to be by her bedside to see her before she

New York, New York to Corpus Christi, TX – (47,300 United MileagePlus miles and $11.20) When a father and daughter have a close relationship, you don’t want to see them die alone. That was the case for Kimberly, her father was alone in hospice with no one there to be by his bedside. Kimberly was

Vancouver, BC to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario  – (82,000 Aeroplan points & $82) September 2022 – Elaine and her sister were not just sisters, they have been lifelong best friends. So when she learned that her sister’s journey with lung cancer was in its final stages, she was desperate to find a way to make the

Sacramento, CA to Springfiled, IL (67,300 United Miles and $12 USD) Carol and her mom have spent 35 years apart and a significant amount of that time not talking. Five years ago, they finally repaired their relationship.  But now, Carol’s mom is at the end of her life and Carol wants to see her in

Vancouver to Cranbrook (45,536 Aeroplan points + $24 CDN) Twyla’s brother Brad has been in ICU for a month and now is on life support with no family close.  She needed to be with him to make his final arrangements and say goodbye. Because she lives on disability income, a flight would not have been

Manila to Calgary (150,156 Aeroplan points) Sometimes when it is no longer possible for a patient to go home, they need ‘home’ to come to them.  Such is the case for Calgary hospice patient Rebecca.  Her hospice team reached out to Give A Mile to ask for help to bring Rebecca’s sister, Priscilla from the

Rochester, NY to Dallas, TX  (52,300 United Miles & $12 USD) August 2022 — Jessica’s mom is in hospice with COPD and has limited time left.  Jessica is a single mother of 4 who works full-time to make ends meet but has no extra money to travel back to Texas to say goodbye.  It is

Windsor, ON to Calgary, AB – (89,200 Aeroplan points, $84 CDN) July 2022 – After losing his mom a few months prior, Mike never expected to find out that his dad’s visit to hospital because of a fall would uncover a late-stage cancer diagnosis and he’d be told he had short weeks left to live.