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2023 Recap: Old Barriers Removed, New Stories Written

In 2023, your support of Mercy Medical Angels helped us to remove old barriers to critical medical care. Distance and cost were no match for the patients we served. The numbers prove it.

The Caregiver's Journey: When Love Means Finding a Way

Behind every patient traveling to medical care is often a caregiver who made it happen. These are the stories of parents, spouses, and family members who found transportation assistance when they needed it most.

Given Months to Live: Stories of Patients Who Found Another Way

When doctors said they had months to live, these patients refused to give up. With transportation assistance from Mercy Medical Angels, they reached specialists, clinical trials, and treatments that changed everything. These are their survival stories.

How a Tank of Gas Becomes a Lifeline: Eight Stories of Ground Transportation Assistance

When you're living on disability payments and cancer treatment is 200 miles away, a gas card isn't just fuel. It's the difference between getting care and going without. Eight patients share how ground transportation assistance saved their treatment.

Veterans Finding Their Way Home: Stories of Healing, Service Dogs, and Second Chances

Angel Wings for Veterans helps veterans access medical care, PTSD retreats, service dogs, and healing programs. From Vietnam to Iraq, these veterans share how free transportation changed their lives.

The Cumulative Burden: When Treatment Means Traveling Week After Week

Chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy often require weekly trips for months. When the cancer center is 100+ miles away, transportation costs become crushing. Five patients share how gas cards changed everything.

Fighting Rare Cancers: When Treatment Requires a Journey

When you're diagnosed with a rare cancer, the specialists who can save your life may be hundreds of miles away. Four patients share how they accessed clinical trials and specialized treatment through charitable medical transportation.

When Your Child's Care Is States Away: Six Families Share Their Journeys

When specialized pediatric care is hundreds of miles away, how do families get there? Six stories of children with rare conditions who accessed life-changing treatment through charitable medical transportation.

From Desert Storm to the USS Midway: Honoring a Legacy of Service

For Rear Admiral Godwin, service evolved. Today, instead of launching aircraft from a carrier deck, he helps launch hope for patients who cannot afford to travel for specialized treatment. Under his leadership, Mercy Medical Angels provides transportation to medical care through gas cards, ride-share vouchers, volunteer pilot flights and commercial airline tickets. The same determination that once guided missions overseas now guides families toward healing.

2023 Recap: Old Barriers Removed, New Stories Written

The Caregiver's Journey: When Love Means Finding a Way

Given Months to Live: Stories of Patients Who Found Another Way

How a Tank of Gas Becomes a Lifeline: Eight Stories of Ground Transportation Assistance

Veterans Finding Their Way Home: Stories of Healing, Service Dogs, and Second Chances

The Cumulative Burden: When Treatment Means Traveling Week After Week

Fighting Rare Cancers: When Treatment Requires a Journey

When Your Child's Care Is States Away: Six Families Share Their Journeys

From Desert Storm to the USS Midway: Honoring a Legacy of Service

How Tamarack Active Winglets Help Volunteer Pilots

John Billings: A Different Kind of Angel

The Volunteer Pilots Who Fly Missions of Mercy

The Earth-Bound Angel: Remembering John Billings

Legion grant provides 7,235 free medical trips for children

Mercy Medical Angels Receives Grant Award from Disabled Veterans National Foundation

Nevin Showman: A Promise Followed Through

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