{"id":324,"date":"2025-08-01T12:17:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taasprd.wpenginepowered.com\/childrens-air-ambulance\/?page_id=324"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:28:05","slug":"joshuas-appeal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/appeals\/joshuas-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua&#039;s Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"strategiq-content-strip-style\">@font-face{font-family:\"Souvenir\";src:url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/fonts\/souvenir.woff2\") format(\"woff2\");font-display:swap}.block-content-strip{padding-top:1.5625rem;padding-bottom:1.5625rem;padding-left:var(--outside-padding);padding-right:var(--outside-padding)}@media (min-width: 992px){.block-content-strip{padding-top:5.625rem;padding-bottom:5.625rem}}@media (max-width: 992px){.block-content-strip.--reverse-columns-mobile 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class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h2\">WILL YOU <span class=\"underline-highlight\">help us<\/span> TO KEEP A CHILD ALIVE?<\/h1>\n<p>Joshua was born prematurely while his family were on holiday, and needed hospital care. When he was strong enough to travel, we flew him to a hospital closer to his home.<\/p>\n<p>Our helicopters are flying intensive care units for babies and children. We urgently need you to say \u201c<strong>yes<\/strong>\u201d and help to provide this lifesaving support. We receive no government funding and rely on your donations to help us save more lives together.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--solid btn--amber btn--green\" href=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/donate\/\">Donate Today<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/320\/462566848_2266421917064356_1145693173353129432_n-1-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" class=\"\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"block-content-strip wp-block-strategiq-content-strip has-background has-sky-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-7 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-content-strip__column-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>JOSHUA&#8217;S STORY<\/h1>\n<p>The August Bank Holiday weekend was meant to be a relaxing getaway for Kaye Stevenson, her husband, their three children, and the family dog. The family travelled to a static caravan in Heacham, Norfolk, for a short holiday before the arrival of their new baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>In hindsight, I\u2019m not sure why I went, as my other son was born prematurely. But I felt fine and thought everything would be okay<\/em>,\u201d Kaye recalls.<\/p>\n<p>However, on the morning of the 25 August 2023, the unexpected happened. Just as the family was preparing to return home, Kaye woke up at 3am with labour pains. With three children and their dog asleep in the caravan, and only one car between them, the situation quickly became frantic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I kept thinking it couldn\u2019t possibly be labour pains<\/em>,\u201d Kaye shares. By 7am, the reality set in, and Kaye urgently called a taxi to take her to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King\u2019s Lynn. Meanwhile, her husband contacted Kaye\u2019s mother and stepfather, who began the long, two-and-a-half-hour journey to Norfolk through holiday traffic to care for the other children.<\/p>\n<p>At just 34 weeks and six days, Kaye knew her baby would be premature. After being in labour throughout the day, baby Joshua was born at 7pm via emergency caesarean section, weighing 5 lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua needed immediate support for breathing and was jaundiced, requiring an incubator. On that first night, there were discussions about also intubating him, but doctors opted for the C-PAP alternative- used to help your baby\u2019s breathing by having air flow through two fine tubes placed in the nostrils or via a face mask \u2013 which he thankfully responded well to.<\/p>\n<p>The neonatal team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital was exceptional, but being alone in those early days was distressing for Kaye. \u201c<em>They were brilliant with him, but it\u2019s so hard when you\u2019re on your own<\/em>,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>By Monday, Kaye desperately needed to be closer to home to be with her other children and have the support of her family network. Arrangements were made to transfer Joshua to Chesterfield Royal Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I just wanted to be somewhere familiar, near home, so I could be with our other children and regain some stability<\/em>,\u201d Kaye explains.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-4 mb-4 mb-lg-0 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column --type-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content-strip__column-image --aspect-ratio-portrait\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture class=\" behave-as-bg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-1400x1000.webp 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/319\/461822165_8502788656427217_1603757341367662492_n-2800x2000.webp 2.000x\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" class=\"\"><\/picture>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<style id=\"strategiq-post-content-style\">@font-face{font-family:\"Souvenir\";src:url(\"\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/fonts\/souvenir.woff2\") format(\"woff2\");font-display:swap}\n\n\/*# sourceMappingURL=block-post-content.css.map *\/\n<\/style>\n    <section style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"block-post-content wp-block-strategiq-post-content\">\n        <div class=\"container p-0\">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>That\u2019s when the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance stepped in.<\/h4>\n<p>On 28 August, TCAA flew from its base to Barnsley to pick up the specialist Embrace retrieval team from Yorkshire &amp; Humber Infant and Children\u2019s Transport Service (part of Sheffield Children\u2019s NHS Foundation Trust). Along with TCAA\u2019s crew member, the team reached Queen Elizabeth Hospital and prepared Joshua for the 102-mile journey to Chesterfield.<\/p>\n<p>Due to post-surgery pain, Kaye couldn\u2019t fly with her son, which made the situation even more challenging. \u201c<em>My husband couldn\u2019t fly either as he needed to drive me home, so leaving Joshua to fly alone was heartbreaking<\/em>,\u201d Kaye admits.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the emotional toll, Kaye\u2019s background as an A&amp;E nurse at Chesterfield Royal Hospital helped her stay calm, understanding the necessity of Joshua\u2019s transfer.<\/p>\n<p>The flight took just 42 minutes \u2013 significantly faster than the 2-hour-and-20-minute journey by road, especially considering the heavy bank holiday traffic. Kaye and her husband set off by car before Joshua\u2019s flight so they could be there when he landed.<\/p>\n<p>The TCAA team also gifted Joshua and his brother with a teddy bear and an information pack.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua stayed in the hospital until he was strong enough to feed from a bottle, after which he was finally able to go home. Today, Joshua is healthy, happy, and thriving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>We will forever be grateful for the professionalism, kindness, and skill of the teams. The Children\u2019s Air Ambulance played an invaluable role in his recovery. As an A&amp;E nurse, I know how vital these services are. The Children\u2019s Air Ambulance is an amazing charity \u2013 you never know when you might need them, and we are so grateful they were there for us<\/em>,\u201d Kaye says.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-appeal-strip wp-block-strategiq-appeal-strip has-background has-white-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"donation-bar container p-0 \">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"donation-bar__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donation-bar__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/themes\/the-air-ambulance-service\/assets\/icons\/heart_lime.svg\" alt=\"Donation Pod Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Will you help us save more lives?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"strategiq-react-form-wrapper\">\n        <div id=\"form-root-6aa9651020023\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<section class=\"block-featured-testimonial wp-block-strategiq-featured-testimonial has-background has-white-background-color\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-sm-10 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles block-featured-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI felt numb from the shock, but I was relieved he didn\u2019t make the long, bumpy journey by road. Seeing him arrive safely was a huge relief. 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data-end=\"274\">Without donations, the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance would not have been able to say yes and help save Joshua. <strong>Each rescue mission costs over \u00a35,500<\/strong>, but your donation today, whatever the amount, will ensure we help more critically ill babies like Joshua.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"553\"><strong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"553\">Together, we save more lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--solid btn--amber btn--green\" href=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/donate\/\">Donate Today<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6 mb-4 mb-xl-0 block-donation-strip__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-donation-strip__image\" data-speed=\"0.3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" 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