{"id":361,"date":"2025-08-01T15:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taasprd.wpenginepowered.com\/childrens-air-ambulance\/appeals\/say-yes-appeal\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:29:43","slug":"say-yes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/appeals\/say-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"Say Yes 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\">say yes<\/span> TO KEEPING A CHILD ALIVE?<\/h1>\n<p>Ellie was born prematurely and needing surgery to survive. The nearest hospital who could help save her was 114 miles away. We flew her there in just 42 minutes for the care she needed.<\/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\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-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\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-2800x2000.jpg 2.000x\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/363\/Ellie-in-hospital-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>Ellie&#8217;s Story<\/h1>\n<p>When a child is critically ill, time is everything. For families like Bethany and Chris, the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance was the lifeline they desperately needed to get their newborn, Ellie, the care she required to survive.<\/p>\n<p>Born six weeks and two days premature, weighing just 4lb 4oz, Ellie\u2019s arrival was far from easy. Doctors soon diagnosed her with a rare condition called Oesophageal Atresia with Trachea Oesophageal Fistula (TOFOA), meaning her oesophagus and stomach were not connected. Ellie couldn\u2019t swallow or eat and needed emergency surgery to survive. But the nearest hospital with availability and the capability to operate on such a premature baby, was 114 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>With her condition critical, the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance were called to action. Their bespoke incubator system and highly trained crew allowed Ellie to be flown in just 42 minutes to Evelina London Children\u2019s Hospital, faster than any road transfer. As her family anxiously awaited updates, the pilots and medical team kept them reassured throughout the flight. Bethany says, \u201c<em>Even though we couldn\u2019t travel with Ellie, we were reassured throughout.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks later, following Ellie\u2019s surgery, Bethany and Ellie were able to fly back home to Royal United Hospital Bath, to be closer to home and their support network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The Children\u2019s Air Ambulance truly is a lifesaver. We\u2019ll do whatever we can to promote the charity<\/em>,\u201d Bethany concludes.<\/p>\n<h4>Why Your Support Matters<\/h4>\n<p>Every Children\u2019s Air Ambulance flight is funded by the kindness of generous donors like you. As Alfie Daly, Head of Operations, explains, \u201c<em>Our service is a flying intensive care unit. We provide lifesaving transfers for critically ill children, like Ellie, to the specialist care they need urgently. But we can\u2019t do it without you<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance works closely with the NHS, they receive no government funding. They rely entirely on donations to keep flying and saving lives. Each mission costs on average \u00a35,500, and every donation, no matter how small, helps ensure that another child in need can be transferred to the right care, when it matters most.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine the terror of being told that your newborn can\u2019t swallow or eat and needs immediate surgery\u2014but the only hospital capable of performing the operation is miles away. Without the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance, little Ellie may not have survived the long road journey, but she had the chance to get the care she needed in a matter of minutes, thanks to your support.<\/p>\n<p>As well as being a flying intensive care unit, the Children\u2019s Air Ambulance can also fly medical teams and bespoke equipment to hospitals across the UK, transforming the patients local hospital into a specialist unit. But, we can only do this because of people like you.<\/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\/364\/Ellie-at-the-beach-1400x1000.jpg 1.000x,https:\/\/theairambulanceservice.org.uk\/childrens-air-ambulance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/bis-images\/364\/Ellie-at-the-beach-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-6a3d542cc46c9\"><\/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\tIt was all so surreal. I had only spent an hour with Ellie after she was born, and then to see her looking so fragile post-surgery was heartbreaking. 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