HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS
Every ticket helps make more critical journeys possible for children like Verity.
When 11-year-old Verity, who loves to tap dance and perform, needed specialist heart surgery, National Children’s Air Ambulance stepped in. Our crew was contacted by Clinical Partner Team, the North West & North Wales Paediatric Transport Service (NWTS), to deliver a transfer no other service could provide.
Her mitral valve was leaking and the treatment she needed was only available in Newcastle, so our team helped transfer her from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to the Freeman hospital.
A journey which could have taken hours by road took just 48 minutes by air, and she arrived safely and quickly for her surgery.
Her mum Katie said:
The moment the team walked in, I felt an instant calm… You could tell Verity was in the best hands.
Verity has recovered well and the surgery was successful, so she’s back to doing what she loves and enjoying herself.
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