Stories

Lee Trotter

Dr. Lee Trotter Supports the Mercy Medical Angels Mission

“As a practicing pediatric surgeon managing a daily schedule of necessary procedures for children, I know first-hand the importance of access to appropriate clinical care. Since 1972, Mercy Medical Angels has been making sure that kids and their family members have transportation to the care that they need.”

Dr. Lee Trotter is a pediatric surgeon at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD). He is also a Volunteer Pilot for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic.

Lisa Barr

Dr. Lisa Barr Supports the Mercy Medical Angels Mission

“A major part of today’s healthcare crisis is access to necessary medical care. Mercy Medical Angels is removing the barrier to clinical care for children, cancer patients and veterans with transportation on the ground and in the air.”

Lisa Barr, M.D. is a #1 bestselling author and board-certified pain physician with more than 30 years of experience helping people find unique solutions to many different painful musculoskeletal conditions.

Mercy Medical Angels Patient Stories

Mercy Medical Angels fills a need most people don’t know about — the need for long-distance patient travel. Millions of our fellow Americans live in poverty and/or in remote areas. They lack the financial means to travel to distant medical specialists for treatment. Their health, and even their lives, depend on overcoming these challenges.
Our ability to serve patients in need is only possible through generous support from individuals, foundations, corporations and institutions.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE HEART-WARMING STORIES FROM PEOPLE WE HAVE SERVED

Lopez Family

Thanks again — you made an impossible situation possible for a family who really needed it, and I cannot thank you enough.

Phillip

Thank you very much for all your help. You have given my family and I hope. Please thank everyone that was involved and may God bless you all.

Susie

Thank you again! Your services are GREATLY appreciated (and needed)!Thank you sooooo much for getting my mom home safely today.

Brenda D.

Thank you all for the great work in flights for all of us & Literally helping save my life 11yrs 4 months ago when I was able to receive a double lung transplant due to a genetic disease at UPMC . I would especially want to send out a warm thanks to MaryJane who is awesome in arranging flights to & from with your warm, caring pilots!

Jose S.

Thank you so much for helping me get closer on my road to recovery. I now have my new best friend. I don't know how to thank you and your organization enough. You guys are heaven sent helping us veterans when we need it the most. You guys helped save my life, I was going down a dark road and you guys reach out and touched me.

Matthew and Karen

Thank you for helping us during our time of need. We travel nearly 675 miles every two weeks for medical treatment. We have been traveling for nearly 2 years with no end in site. It has become very very difficult for us to financial absorb these high medical travel expenses. Your organization is making a difference to us personally and we just wanted to "thank you" from the bottom of our hearts.

Connie & Duane

We would like to thank you very much for the air transportation to Florida. Since my husbands diagnosis of lymphoma, your gesture of kindness rises above all others. We are grateful for your generosity and the ease with which you provided the flight information and arrangements. Please pass this along to any others involved as we would like them to know the positive effect of their efforts.

Caroline J.

Thank you so much! I've been worried about this trip, and you really just made my day! I truly appreciate your assistance with this flight...and for helping me to complete the final requirement for my service dog!

Hattux

Mercy Medical Angels was, quite literally, a life saver for my husband. He had a brain cancer that could not be treated in state, and MMA made sure that he could get to those treatments. Without this wonderful team we could never have afforded to get him the treatment he needed, and they always came through. MMA increased his quality of life and gave both of us great relief to not have to worry about transportation. I will always hold Mercy Medical Angels in my heart as an extended family--always ready to help when needed.