Volunteer pilots fly a Kentucky woman to cancer treatment
LifeLine Pilots volunteers fly Ashley Parker to her breast cancer appointments at no cost. The flight takes about an hour and a half and saves more than two hours compared with driving.
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Ashley Parker gets to her breast cancer treatment by air, at no charge, with volunteer pilots from LifeLine Pilots, WKYT reported. The flight takes about an hour and a half and cuts more than two hours off the drive.
Parker was diagnosed in 2021. Her doctors described the cancer as invasive and recommended a more aggressive plan, including surgery and oral chemotherapy, as her best chance of avoiding a return. The story the station told is about the rides that make those appointments possible, not about a promise of the outcome. The pilots donate the trip.
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