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Your donations helped Mila come home to her family. We urgently need your help to provide this lifesaving support and give other children their first flight.
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Can pay for a Children’s Air Ambulance helicopter to fly one mile.
If 100 supporters could give just £36 a month, we could cover the cost of a lifesaving children’s helicopter transfer.
Can pay to carry 2,400L of oxygen to help critically ill children breathe.
MILA'S STORY
Planning a holiday before your due date is common for many parents-to-be. However, you can’t pack for the unexpected. For me, that moment was a 261-mile helicopter transfer with my 9-week premature daughter, Mila. Thanks to your generous donations, the journey was made possible by the Children’s Air Ambulance.
At 30 weeks pregnant, a mini-break in Brighton seemed perfect. But suddenly, I began bleeding heavily at a café in Lewes and was rushed to the Royal Sussex Hospital. Within 30 minutes, Mila was delivered by emergency C-section, weighing just 3lb 8oz. She spent her first critical 24 hours on oxygen in the neonatal unit.
Four days later, Mila needed to be transferred to Yorkshire to be closer to family. I was shocked to learn we’d be flying by helicopter, but on August 7th, thanks to your donations, the Children’s Air Ambulance made it possible. A specialist team from Embrace prepared Mila for her flight to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, and to my relief, I could travel with her.
Today, Mila is a happy and healthy baby. Your donations made a critical difference in our lives and continue to support many families in need. Thank you for your kindness and support.
The 261-mile journey, which would have taken over 5 hours by land ambulance, was completed in just 90 minutes by air. This saved precious time and minimised risk for Mila. It was all possible thanks to your kindness - I’ll be forever grateful for your support.
Your donations helped transfer 78 premature babies, like Mila, in 2023. Each rescue mission costs over £3,600, but your donation today, whatever the amount, will ensure we help more critically ill babies like Mila.
If 100 supporters could give just £36 a month, we could cover the cost of a lifesaving children’s helicopter transfer.
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Thanks to your generous support, new and bespoke Neonatal Transport Systems were designed with input from leading neonatal transfer clinicians to ensure outstanding care is possible in the air. As well as the incubator, the system includes a Patient Monitor, Ventilator, Suction Unit, four Infusion Devices, Oxygen and specialist Nitric Oxide Therapy.
The Children’s Air Ambulance is amazing. You never know when you might need them. Supporting this charity is vital - they rely on your donations, not government funding, to raise the £3,600 needed for each mission. 2023 was their busiest year yet!
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Regular gifts enable us to plan, giving us sustainable long-term income and are easily set up on our donate form. Payments come out once a month via Direct Debit and can be as little or as much as you choose, as any gift, no matter the size, help to keep our helicopters flying.
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