Portland, OR to Oklahoma City, OK – (94,500 Delta SkyMiles and $11.20 USD) If you were able to spend one last Christmas with someone, who would it be with? Dewald received a heartbreaking call saying his mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver failure on top of other serious medical issues. Her final wish was […]
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Jackson, MS to Los Angeles CA – (71,000 Delta SkyMiles and $11.20 USD) Family is family, whether you are blood related or not. Hattie’s sister-in-law was always there to help Hattie and her family out. When cancer hit, and Hattie was told her sister-in-law had a week to live, she knew she needed to be
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vancouver, BC to Calgary, AB – (113,584 Aeroplan Points) Sashi’s dad had a heart attack and upon investigation a malignant brain tumour was discovered. He underwent radiation but it’s too late. She and her husband and two small children wanted to be with him to say goodbye and to support Sashi’s mother who has no
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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
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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
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