Between August 1 and August 31, I will be hiking around coastal Maine (while 24+ weeks pregnant!) to support LifeFlight of Maine, a challenge that will symbolize the difficulties of providing lifesaving emergency medical care to Maine's many island and rural communities.
LifeFlight of Maine is a nonprofit organization and the state’s only emergency medical helicopter service. With three helicopters, an airplane and ground ambulances, LifeFlight brings ICU-level care directly to the patient. As Maine’s only air ambulance service, LifeFlight has served more than 38,000 patients, one life at a time, from every community and hospital in the state.
My son is one of those patients. When he was born, he experienced respiratory distress and it was quickly determined that he needed advanced care that was unavailable at our rural hospital. When he was only a few hours old, he was transported via LifeFlight helicopter to a hospital with a top-notch Neonatal ICU, where he stayed for 18 days. Now he is a happy 2 year old, and has recently graduated from the neurology and developmental NICU followup clinics with a clean bill of health!
Because of LifeFlight, he was able to receive the care he needed at a vulnerable time when every minute mattered. I'm grateful for the service LifeFlight was able to provide for my son during the scariest moments of my life.
I’m going to make my crossing to support this important cause. If you would like to join me in supporting LifeFlight, any amount is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much for supporting my efforts and supporting this critically important service.
