Sun, May 23, 2004
Anonymous NetJets owner donates flight time to young man
Jay Barnett, age 16, and Amanda
Jeffries, age 15, met at the Ronald McDonald House in New York
where both are being treated for the same disease at New York's
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Amanda asked Jay to her
prom and he said "yes." Jay and his mother, Virginia, drove all day
Thursday from Maryland to Columbus for the event.
After the prom, life goes back to normal for Jay. He has an
early morning doctor's appointment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering on
Monday. It is not optional - he must be there. Thanks to a generous
NetJets owner, Jay will fly back to New York on Sunday.
When a family member is diagnosed
with cancer that family's life changes forever. Treatment options
and financial concerns are just two of the critical areas for
decision. Many of those decisions involve accessing the best
treatment available and how to get to those locations. As is the
case with many cancer patients, Jay's immune system is not equipped
to fight off infection and exposure to colds could seriously
jeopardize his life. For many cancer patients and their families,
traveling for medical reasons becomes a major financial burden. But
with the help of Corporate Angel Network, travel can become a less
stressful part of their lives.
This trip was arranged by Corporate Angel Network, a non-profit
charitable organization which, for the past 22 years, has been
arranging free flights on corporate business jets for children and
adults with cancer. NetJets owners generously donate flight hours
to cancer patients.
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