Alaska Air Blog: “Angel Flight West connects critically ill patients to life-saving medical care” May 20, 2015 Posted on Alaska Airlines Blog on May 20, 2015 By Halley Knigge, Staff Writer In July 2014, Mike Rogers was given three months to live. He’d been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive tissue cancer. But Rogers and wife Betty weren’t willing to accept the prognosis. “They told us he had three months to live,” says Betty. “We thought ‘No. No, no, no, no, no.’” The Anchorage, Alaska, couple started to researc… Jill Dannis Read More »
Mesothelioma Patient Traveling on Wings of an Angel October 20, 2014 Angel Flight West was recently able to assist passenger Mike Rogers of Alaska with travel for a potentially life-saving trip to Pacific Meso Center. Via our partnership with Alaska Airlines, AFW flew Mike to California for a consultation, where Mike found out about a surgery that may extend his life beyond the six-month prognosis he originally received in Anchorage. Check out the full story by author Tim Povtak fro… Jill Dannis Read More »
