{"id":356,"date":"2025-08-01T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taasprd.wpenginepowered.com\/childrens-air-ambulance\/appeals\/our-first-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:28:38","slug":"our-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/appeals\/our-first-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Our First Flight"},"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>Isabella had to be born by emergency C-section after her mum was involved in a road traffic collision. She was taken to a specialist hospital 172 miles away. When she was strong enough, we brought her 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.\u00a0We 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\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-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\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/358\/Hannah-with-Isabella-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>Isabella&#8217;s Story<\/h1>\n<p>Hannah was having a normal and healthy pregnancy when she was involved in a road traffic collision in her local town in Cornwall. From that moment, she knew something wasn\u2019t quite right. Hannah arrived at the local hospital and within an hour she was prepped for surgery and Isabella was delivered by an emergency caesarean section (c-section), weighing just 2.2lbs.<\/p>\n<p>Following the emergency c-section, baby Isabella and mum Hannah were blue lighted to Bristol\u2019s Southmead Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) so Isabella could receive the specialist medical care she needed. After two worrying weeks in Bristol, Isabella was well enough to travel closer to home but due to her complex medical needs, her transfer was arranged with the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance. In partnership with the specialist clinical team from Southwest Neonatal Advice and Retrieval (SoNAR) service, we were able to prepare Isabella and make her comfortable in our bespoke incubator ready for the 172-mile journey back home.<\/p>\n<p>It took just 55 minutes for Isabella and mum Hannah to fly back to Treliske, a journey that would have taken almost three hours by land ambulance without considering traffic. Not only did this save precious time, but it also minimised the risk and complications of moving Isabella. She may never remember her journey, but her first flight with the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance will always be part of her story.<\/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\/359\/Isabella-with-dad-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/359\/Isabella-with-dad-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" 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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-6a3d240a5dbb9\"><\/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\tMost children remember their first flight. My daughter Isabella won\u2019t. Born prematurely at 28 weeks old and weighing 2.2lbs, her transfer was a journey I\u2019ll never forget. Because I was terrified. But thanks to kind donations, we both had the safest journey we could hope for in the best of hands &#8211; the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance.\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-featured-testimonial__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-featured-testimonial__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHannah, Isabella&#8217;s Mum\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-donation-strip wp-block-strategiq-donation-strip has-background has-sky-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"container p-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 col-xl-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-6 mb-4 mb-xl-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-styles js-fade-up\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h3\">When every second counts, we\u2019re 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