569 - ARMIDALE / BANKSTOWN / ARMIDALE

(INITIAL TRIP REQUEST) Six year old Bieanka from Guyra was born with Spina Bifida and Williams Syndrome along with some other medical/developmental challenges. She has Club Feet and no rotation in her hips. She can walk, but taking steps was proving to be an issue. Her regular trips to Sydney for medical treatment have involved a full day's journey by train each way for the whole family. She has 4 siblings, including a newborn.The cost and time of train travel has intensified the challenges of attending necessary treatment & assessments.

Travel was provided by Angel Flight to ease a huge financial burden the family struggles to cope with, and enabled the parents to just take the newborn, as care was provided for the other siblings at home.


Jens Meinecke - Pilot


Sister Enid, Co-ordinator
of Country Care Link
Volunteer drivers were
the Earth Angels.
(CCL's 48th mission)

 

Angel flight 1 by Jens Meinecke
This is Jens' 17th mission
Previous mission for Jens - M612 AF2.

Click here to read Jens' own special report on his web site.

Angel flight 2 by Mike Tickner
This is Mike's 4th mission
Previous mission for Mike - M95 AF1.


Mike Tickner - Pilot

 


Sister Enid, Co-ordinator
of Country Care Link
Volunteer drivers were
the Earth Angels.
(CCL's 49th mission)
I just wanted to write to you and thank you again for organising Bieanka’s trip to Sydney and back. I know that it was a tremendous amount of work to arrange the pilots and their planes, etc. I thought that it was a nice touch sending me photos of the two pilots, which I copied in colour and gave to the family before their trip.

The feedback that I got from Louise and Warren was very positive, even though they were both fairly nervous about the adventure. They thought that it was lovely that the pilot gave them 5 Angel Flight Bears for their children. The entire service was very much appreciated.

Please pass on my appreciation to the pilots and to the other staff members at Angel Flight. Everyone that I dealt with in regard to the Wadley trip was extremely friendly and professional. I hope that I am able to refer clients to your service in the future.

Thank you again.

M. Dent

Community Worker, Glen Innes

NNE CST