Phoebe Root
March 11, 2025
“We got a call from Boston Children’s that they had a liver for me, and I needed to go immediately.” – Phoebe Root
David Willis’s LifeFlight Story: “Everything lined up perfectly”
December 31, 2024
David Willis is no stranger to responding to emergencies. He’s volunteered as a firefighter for more than a decade. In 2020, he moved back to Bethel, Maine, from Vermont to take a new job as the Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations at Gould Academy. He’s also the head coach of the Boys […]
Shining a New Light on Critical Care: Clarence Blanchard’s LifeFlight Story
December 31, 2024
Lee Malloy and Clarence Blanchard have been partners for more than a decade. They share a sense of adventure and have visited all 50 states. Their love for traveling led them to plan a three-month road trip to Newfoundland, Canada. They left their home in Litchfield, Maine, in August 2024, but they never made it […]
The Sound of Life: Bob Carr’s LifeFlight Story
October 24, 2024
“I had to laugh, because I’ve been a helicopter pilot all my life, and it was the first time I flew in the back of a helicopter. I’m usually the driver.” ~ Bob Carr, retired U.S. Army pilot, former LifeFlight patient Most of LifeFlight of Maine’s patients do not remember the helicopter ride. Some will […]
Trusting the Strangers in the Helicopter
July 2, 2024
Sunny Dilley was two days old when she flew in a helicopter from Bar Harbor to Bangor. Angela, her mother, remembers watching from the passenger seat of a car in the hospital parking lot as the aircraft lifted off. The helicopter quickly disappeared into the distance, and the car pulled out onto the street heading […]
From Maine to Boston, Via New Hampshire: Mel Morse’s LifeFlight Story
March 6, 2024
This story appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Dispatches. In an emergency, a strong and well-designed system saves lives. Much of the work happens behind the scenes long before an emergency call comes in, coordinating among services — EMS, fire, police, hospitals, and 911 dispatchers — so that when the need does arise, the necessary resources […]
Eric Brasier
January 4, 2024
“It’s time to go. The heart is good,” Eric Brasier needed get to Boston for surgery, and quickly.
Matthew and Brian Dolan
January 4, 2024
“It was a feeling of relief that someone just knows what to do, especially in a rural area.” – Christina Dolan
Cathy Lake
January 4, 2024
“I don’t have any memories from Pen Bay or the ICU at Maine Medical Center, but I do have a memory of a helicopter noise.” – Cathy Lake
Chris Lirakis
January 4, 2024
“We’re doing really well now. It’s easy to forget what everybody on that helicopter flight had to do.” – Chris Lirakis
