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BEHIND EVERY MISSION IS A STORY THAT MATTERS

Read the stories of our patients and see how your donations help saves the lives of people just like you.

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Jason’s Story

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Verity in the helicopter, during her transfer

Verity’s Story

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Stephen on a base visit, standing with the crew who saved his life, in front of the helicopter.

Stephen G’s Story

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Richard Periam laughing

Richard’s Story

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Destiny sittiing in our helicopter, on a base visit, doing a peace sign.

Destiny’s Story

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Tony Thomas and his family on a base visit, in front of one of our critical care cars.

Tony T’s Story

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Roger dressed up as Santa with a thumbs up

Roger’s Story

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Joe and his family in front of our helicopter, on a base visit.

Joe H’s Story

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Rachael on a base visit, with The Air Ambulance crew, in front of a helicopter.

Rachael’s Story

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John Murphy on a base visit, standing in front of a helicopter.

John M’s Story

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ALL PATIENT STORIES

Being able to share their stories is what makes it possible for us to raise funds and keep flying.

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PATIENT AFTERCARE

PATIENT FEEDBACK

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Harriet’s Story

After the unexpected birth of their first child by emergency C-section five weeks early, Malika and Chris Smith say they were “very traumatised” and far from their family support network.
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Kathleen’s Story

When Claire Garner gave birth to her fourth child at Doncaster Royal Infirmary both she and the baby could have lost their lives.
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Katie’s Story

Former dental nurse, now university student, Katie Pease had to be cut out of her car after it was involved in a head on collision with a truck on an icy road at Ashfordby Hill near Melton Mowbray.
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Ollie’s Story

The joy of the arrival of their new baby son Ollie turned to fear and horror for his parents when three weeks after his birth he was admitted to the intensive care department at the local hospital at Barrow in Furness struggling to breathe.
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Autumn-Rose’s Story

First-time mum Kerri says she “had never been so scared, upset and confused in my whole life” as when she was watching her tiny baby being carefully loaded onto the Children’s Air Ambulance for a flight to their home town 174 miles away.
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Caiden’s Story

After what she describes as “the hardest ten days of my life”, Emily Milton was “overwhelmed with gratitude” to see her tiny son Caiden safe and comfortable inside a specially designed baby pod ready to be flown by the Children’s Air Ambulance.
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Ian’s Story

It was snowing and the roads were slippery when keen cyclist Ian Lewis and eight fellow members of his cycling group set off on a 100km ride to prepare for a charity event later in the year, but it was a decision that Ian was to later regret.
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Arthur’s Story

Eight weeks before the birth of her second child, Emma Stevens went on a family camping holiday in Cornwall and had been away for four days when Emma started having contractions.
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Liam’s Story

Motorcyclist Liam Cobain was in horrendous pain after being badly injured when he was involved in a collision with a van on the main road out of Baslow in The Peak District.
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Scarlet’s Story

Single mum Charlotte Donaldson was nursing her first child – five-day-old baby Scarlet – in her arms at home whilst getting breakfast when she noticed that her daughter’s skin was turning blue.
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Brandon’s Story

Sarah and Paul Farrow’s life was turned upside down when their first child was born 12 weeks early when they were over 270 miles away from home.
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John P’s Story

When retired retail manager John Putt (83) collapsed at Compton Verney in Warwickshire he was amongst a crowd of thousands of people.

WHY WE SHARE THESE STORIES

Being able to share their stories is what makes it possible for us to raise funds and keep flying. We rely on our patients coming forward so if you’ve had personal experience of our local air ambulances we’d love to hear your story. Please fill out the form below and one of our team will be in touch.

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Every story we share shines a light on the incredible work our crews do and the lives they touch. It helps people understand the impact of their support—and reminds us all why this service matters.

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We love hearing from our patients and their families.