Flight Story #1454 London, Ontario to Calgary, Alberta Some bonds feel more like friendship than family. Amanda shared that her Uncle Donald has always been one of the most important people in her life. He is currently living with end-stage lung cancer and on palliative care. Amanda described her uncle as someone with a huge
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Flight Stories #1447 and #1448 Vancouver, British Columbia > Regina, Saskatchewan Twelve years is a long time to go without seeing your mom. Nicole shared that her mother, Coreen, is currently in the ICU at Regina General Hospital and relying on advanced life-support due to a severe respiratory illness. Doctors have shared that her condition
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Flight Stories #1438 and #1439 Toronto, Ontario > Entebbe, Uganda At just 33 years old, Viane made one final request when there was no further treatment available for his cancer. He wanted to go home. His care team sent Give A Mile an application and shared these powerful words with us “Viane has spent the
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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 Story #1434 Manila, Philippines > Edmonton, Alberta The request was simple and urgent. Raymund shared that his four-year-old niece, Mikaela, is receiving palliative care after her illness continued to progress despite treatment. Doctors have explained that her time is limited and unpredictable, and the family is preparing for what lies ahead. Mikaela is his
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Flight Story #1428 Calgary, Alberta > St. John’s, Newfoundland The timeline was painfully short. Lisa shared that her brother, Blake, suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep and has been in ICU on life support at St. Clare’s Hospital ever since. After multiple tests showed no signs of brain activity, the family made the decision
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Thanks to the generosity of Plusgrade, Christopher’s flight was approved. The trip from Atlanta to Clarksburg gave him something priceless — the chance to be by his father’s side, to hold his hand, and to spend time together during his father’s final days.
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Linda shared how Jack has been her anchor for as long as she can remember. She described him as someone who brought joy, encouragement, and steadiness to her life. Some of her earliest memories are of running beside him during his morning training runs. At five years old, she could go only a short distance before he would lift her onto his shoulders and continue on. Those runs continued as she grew, eventually leading to the day they completed a half-marathon together — a memory she treasures. Jack has always been “her heart and soul,” and knowing that his health was changing made this visit even more important.
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Paula’s heart told her she needed to be there for her father. She expressed that they had “so much to talk about” and that this visit mattered deeply to them both. With urgency and hope, she reached out to Give A Mile.
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Flight Story #1214 From Arcata, CA to Little Rock, AR – $528.46 USD Abigail wasn’t given a lot of time after hearing that her Nana’s cancer had spread, and that her time was limited, to find a way to go and say goodbye. With two small children and a limited income, it seemed an impossible
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