Flight Stories

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. 

Manila to Calgary – (168,500 Aeroplan points and $117) July 2022 – As mom to an 18-month-old toddler, Janessa should be embracing this stage of motherhood and looking forward to a future with her family.  But instead, she’s dealing with a terminal diagnosis of cervical cancer that has spread to her lungs and is planning

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

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

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