Flight Story #1534 Atlanta, Georgia → Los Angeles, California — 43,200 JetBlue TrueBlue Points Michael had only known his mother, Barbara, for the past seven years. But the story of their relationship began more than six decades earlier. Before Michael was a year old, Barbara placed him for adoption. He grew up with his adoptive
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Flight Story #1339 Calgary, Alberta > Toronto, Ontario — $887.18 CAD When Ben received word that his mother, Debbie, had entered hospice care in Ontario, he knew he needed to be there. Time was short, and the distance between Alberta and Ontario felt impossible to bridge on his own.Ben supports a family of five and
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Flight Story #1260 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan > Kelowna, British Columbia — $453.82 CAD When Jennifer found out her great uncle had been sent home on palliative care, she knew she needed to be there. He wasn’t just her uncle—he had stepped into her life as a grandfather figure after her dad passed away from cancer. “He
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Flight Stories #1249 & #1250 Kitimat, British Columbia → Vancouver, British Columbia — $698.62 CAD Jessie and her mother had lost years to separation, only recently finding their way back to each other. Now, time was running out again. She needed to be there, to share precious moments, to say the words left unsaid. And
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Flight Story #1243 Halifax, Nova Scotia > Calgary, Alberta — $656.80 CAD Siranda was adopted as a baby and spent over 20 years not knowing who her biological mother was, much less where she was. Then, through Ancestry DNA, she found her. What followed was the building of a bond that would make up for
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Flight #1263 Edmonton, AB > San Antonio, TX – 98,496 Scene+ Points When Maria reached out, her mother was in hospice, close to dying. They had spent most of their lives apart. “We were separated from her almost all our lives because we have a broken family,” Maria said. But thanks to your support, Maria
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Flight Story #1531 Toronto, Ontario → Dhaka, Bangladesh — 173,162 Scene+ points There was a time in Sabrina’s life when she could not care for herself, and her father was the person who stood beside her every day. Now, at 84 years old and critically ill, her father, Abdur, was the one who needed care.
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Flight Story #1525 Toronto, Ontario > Calgary, Alberta When Tarah learned that her cousin Amy had entered hospice with stage 4 ovarian cancer, she knew she wanted to be by her side. The two cousins had always been close, even though they lived far apart. Now, with Amy’s condition worsening, Tarah feared she was running
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Flight Story #1502 & #1503 Vancouver, British Columbia > Toronto, Ontario When Sarah learned that her stepfather, Ron, had been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given only a few months to live, she knew she wanted to see him again. But she wasn’t the only one. Her daughter, Thalia, was hoping to make the
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Flight Story #1513 Calgary, Alberta > Prince George, British Columbia — $699.81 CMA Voucher Value When Jessica learned that her mother’s condition had worsened, she knew time was running out. Earlier in the year, her mother had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. While doctors initially believed she might have several months, new complications had
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