Eugene, OR to Columbus, OH, – (65,500 United Miles and $11 USD) Daniel, aged 75 hadn’t seen his sister Marie, aged 78 in years but now Marie is living in hospice with a cancer diagnosis and her medical team reached out to Give A Mile to bring them together for a final goodbye. It was […]
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Tampa, FL to Calgary, AB – (79,500 United MileagePlus miles, $67 USD) July 2022 —Henry needed to get to his brother-in-law during his final weeks of life with liver cancer. His wife was already there acting as a caregiver but she was suffering alone and needed Henry’s support as much as his brother-in-law did. Give
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Calgary to Nanaimo, BC (55,621 Aeroplan Points) July 2022 – Lorene and her husband of 9 years had been separated and living in different provinces for 6 months but lately had been finding their way back to a resolution. But then a heart attack landed her husband in ICU and his prognosis for survival was
Couple reunited for final goodbye. Read More »
Gander, Newfoundland to Calgary, Alberta (106,000 Aeroplan Points and $140) June 29, 2022 — Jimmy knows the anguish that comes from not being able to say goodbye. Earlier this year, he lost both his grandson and his wife within weeks of each other due to sudden and traumatic circumstances. He never got to say goodbye.
Sometimes, one last goodbye means everything. Read More »
May 18, 2022 – Tampa, Florida to Seattle, Washington 67,300 miles & $100 Living clear across the country makes it almost impossible to come home when you need to. Unless you get help from Give A Mile. Bryan lives in Florida now and his Dad is in an assisted living facility in Washington State, battling
Miles separated him and his Dad. Miles also brought them together Read More »
May 27, 2022 — Indianapolis to Orlando (74,000 United Miles and $22 USD) To say that William and Heather have endured a year of hardships would be an understatement. In the past year, William has had a heart attack and a broken ankle; he and Heather have each lost their mothers, and Heather has become
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June 3, 2022 – 120,000 United miles and $20 USD Sherry and her son were living in transitional housing as survivors of domestic abuse when they learned that Sherry’s mother had been given only one week left to live. Living in a different State, with no income, Sherry was understandably distraught at the idea of
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May 13, 2022 — San Francisco to Chicago (60,000 United Mileage Plus Miles and $12 USD) When Ronald’s mother Rose died of leukemia, his father used alcohol to cope and was unable to properly parent his three children. At age 16, Ronald was forced to quit school, get a job, help support the family, and
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May 6, 2022 – Kelowna to Toronto (66,000 Aeroplan points & $400 CDN, Saskatoon to Toronto (52,000 Aeroplan points & $340 CDN) Growing up in a family with seven siblings, there probably wasn’t a lot of alone time. But now, well into adulthood, the family is scattered across the country and so when someone needs
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May 13, 2022 – Calgary to Ottawa (28,700 Aeroplan points and $92.00 CDN) Mary and her siblings watched both their parents die from cancer. Now that she’s been diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer herself, she knows what to expect. She knows that her decline is coming and the end is imminent. But for
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