Flight Story #1484 and #1485 Fredericton, New Brunswick > Toronto, Ontario When Crystal learned that her mother had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, she wanted the chance to spend time with her while she still could. After initially believing the cancer was only in her one place, doctors discovered it had metastasized. The diagnosis
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Flight Stories #1436 & #1437 Kelowna, British Columbia > Fredericton, New Brunswick Sometimes the most important trips are the ones that bring you back to where you first felt safe. Harley and Whitney grew up close to their grandmother, Barbara. When Harley moved to Saint John as a teenager, he struggled at school and found
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Flight Stories #1423 & #1424 Fredericton, New Brunswick > Ottawa, Ontario Although Andree and her 8 year old son Felix tried to visit her mum once or twice a year, when her mum’s condition changed sooner than expected, Andree was not in a position to pay for two flights so they could say their goodbyes
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For Candace, this visit meant everything. Her father, Robert, has been receiving end-of-life care, and she shared that being with him now is one of the most important things she could do. In her application, she wrote that her dad is “my life and world,” a loving father and a joyful “Pop Pop” to her children — someone who has always brought smiles to the people around him.
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Flight Story #1309 Regina, Saskatchewan > Moncton, New Brunswick — $997.27 CAD From Regina to Moncton, this is the story of the flight that gave Angela the chance to say goodbye to someone who had been family for nearly 30 years. Angela was working two jobs in Regina when she got the heartbreaking news that
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Flight Story #1218 Fredericton, NB to Toronto, ON – $1,018.23 CAD When Rebecca’s Grandma’s health began to quickly fail and she was moved into palliative care, Rebecca reached out to Give A Mile for help with a flight so that she could have the chance to say goodbye to her. Rebecca explained that although she
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Flight Story #1203, 1204, 1206 & 1207 From Edmonton, AB to St John, NB – $825.27 CADAllison’s father was bravely facing his final weeks with an inoperable brain stem tumor that had rapidly taken away his vision, speech, and mobility. Allison and her family live across the country from her parents, and she has longed
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Marsha was ecstatic. The trip meant the world to all of us as we finally had a chance for all the siblings to be together for the first time ever.
Easily one of, if not the best and most fulfilling, weekends of my life.
I am forever grateful for this experience and will gladly let you share the story with your community.
Thank you again!”
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