When Allie Reimold boarded Flight 2223 in Houston a week ago, she didn’t expect to see him. It had been four years since they’d last visited in person. And eight years, almost exactly, since the budding scientist – on the darkest day of the year – had given the commercial airline pilot a gift that would link the two for life. Back then, United Airlines Capt. David Whitson had been facing a devastating diagnosis: acute myeloid leukemia. Healthy blood could bring the husband and father back from the brink. But even his brother’s didn’t match closely enough. That’s when Allie, who years earlier had opted into a bone marrow registry, got the call: Would she help save a dying stranger? Since then, Allie and David had met in person. They’d linked up on social media. And in gratitude for her priceless gift, David had added Allie to his United Airlines travel benefits so she “travels like my children or my family do,” the pilot told CNN. That’s how David, who’d just piloted a flight from Dallas to Houston, got the ping: Allie was also in Houston, about to board outbound Flight 2223. But it was due to take off in 40 minutes. And David was on the other side of the airport. He reached out to the jet’s captain. And dashed to the gate. Read what happened next: https://cnn.it/3ZIlEg6
Really a fantastic journey, but definitely a very big success for the healthcare industry, which is really letting the cat out of the bag at the moment
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excellent people
Miracles in life!!
Manager Facilities Management (Retired) at Toronto Police Service. Advisor, Police Facilities,development, design & operations
11hGiving the gift of life has rewards that keeps on giving to both the donor & recipient. Good for you Allie. If you get the opportunity do it again. Giving selflessly of yourself has immense personal rewards & it makes the world a better place. Merry Christmas, ‘it’s the season.