Thankful Thursday ~ Meet Rebecca from Vermont and Her 2,300+ Mile Healthcare Journey
Take a moment to meet Rebecca from Vermont, who receives treatment for cancer at Dana Farber in Boston. Rebecca first contacted Angel Flight NE in October 2022 to travel from Vermont to Texas for a second opinion after being diagnosed with Leptomeningeal Metastatic Melanoma, a rare rapidly spreading cancer. She is now traveling from Vermont […]
Take a Moment to Meet Stephen ~ Harrington, ME
Take a moment to meet Stephen from Maine, who receives treatment for cancer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. When Stephen reached out to our Mission/Flight Coordination Team for the first time in 2013, we assured him that we could help him get to the medical care he needed and would be here […]
Take a Moment to Meet Remy ~ Montpelier, VT
Meet Remy, an eleven-year-old young man from Vermont, who has life-threatening food allergies. After meeting with his allergy team in Vermont, they highly recommended he receive treatment from a specialist in Southern California. After his parents realized they must travel nearly 2,4000 miles to ensure Remy receives the specialized care he needs, they immediately worried […]
Take a Moment to Meet Cooper ~ Hope, ME
Meet Cooper, a twelve-year-old young man from Maine, who recently traveled with his mother Lori on an Angel Flight NE mission. This trip to Boston allows Cooper to access life-changing care for numerous rare diseases, including Polymicrogyria, Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy. Since October of 2016, our Mission/Flight Coordinators have assisted Cooper and his family with […]
AFNE Volunteer Pilot Ed Patenaude Recognized for 700 Flights of Healing & Hope
We are beyond thrilled to announce that Ed has completed an incredible milestone for Angel Flight NE’s mission ~ 700 Flights of Healing and Hope! Ed was presented his award last week after visiting our office! He was one of our first volunteer pilots when Angel Flight NE was first established in 1996. Founder and […]
Three Year Old from Vermont Flown to Boston for Rare Disease Evaluation
We’d like you to take a moment to meet Henry, a young three-year-old boy from Vermont who recently traveled with his mother, Dana, on an Angel Flight NE mission. When Dana first contacted us in March of this year, she was asking for our help so Henry could travel for evaluation for a rare disease […]
Maine Veteran Travels on 80+ Angel Flights
We’d like you to take a moment to meet Jonathan, a Veteran from Maine & his wife Angele. When he first contacted us in early July 2021, Jonathan had recently been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer best treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. Since that first conversation, we’ve supported Jonathan with […]
Maine Cancer Patient Provided 90+ Free Flights to Boston
Hi, Please take a moment to read about Dwight’s healthcare journey requiring him to travel from Ashland, ME to Boston, MA for specialized treatment for a rare form of blood cancer. A little more than 5 years ago, Dwight received the news that he has a rare form of blood cancer called “Myelodysplastic Syndrome”. His medical team […]
Vermont Cancer Patient Travels to Boston for Clinical Trial
With the amazing support of our volunteer pilots, like Costas and his mission assistant Norman, Ed has been able to travel from Vermont to Boston, MA for specialized cancer care and treatment. Since October 2020, our mission/flight coordination team has scheduled more than 40 flights of healing and hope along with ground transportation so Ed […]
Stage IV Neuroblastoma Patient travels from Florida to New York for Care
Please take a moment to read about Zea’s healthcare journey requiring her to travel from Miami, FL to not only Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York for specialized treatment, but also other medical facilities throughout the east coast. to ensure her recovery and continued progress. At the age of 3 months, Zea was diagnosed with Stage […]