Gary wrote:

Here in the northeast, AF is often a matter of convenience
(albeit a significant one!) rather than necessity.

A 4 year old child loses both kidneys and is on dialysis. He needs a
transplant and the doctor who is to perform the transplant is 8 hours
away by car. His family hears about Angel Flight and asks for help.
Angel Flight Northeast steps in and is able to fly this boy and his
mother to the transplant and for every follow-up appointment over the
next year (from Rochester, NY, to Boston) to see if the kidney is being
rejected.

Convenience or necessity?

A woman is in the late stages of cancer and is close to death. She
wants more than anything else to witness her daughter's wedding, which
is located in the middle of Maine, far from any commercial airport.
She is unable to make the seven-to-ten hour car ride and cannot fly the
airlines due to her lower immune system. She hears about Angel Flight
and is able to get a flight from Teterboro to mid-Maine. She
witnesses her child's wedding, then dies sometime soon thereafter.

Convenience or necessity?

Gary, I don't mean to stir the waters here with you, but I do perceive
flying for AF a bit differently than my interpretation of how you
perceive it. I perceive it as more of a necessity for these people
than a convenience. How many of AF's patients would opt to skip an
important follow-up appointment if they were faced with a long car ride
each month?

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Peter R.
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