Newcastle > London
200 miles
Olivia-Grace was only four months old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. To stabilise her condition, Olivia-Grace needed to be flown to Great Ormond Street Hospital to receive a complex and specialist treatment called CAR T cell therapy.
Lucy Air Ambulance for Children flew Olivia-Grace over 300 miles from the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London to undergo the treatment. Lucy AAC also flew Olivia-Grace back to the Great North Children’s Hospital so that she could receive a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy to ensure the cancer was eradicated.
In October 2021, she rang the bell outside her hospital ward – she was cancer free. Through Lucy AAC’s intervention, Olivia-Grace was able to go home from hospital for the first time in seven months (over half her life). Your support gave this family one last option for their little girl and helped save her life. She is now at home with her family, with a bright future ahead of her – all thanks to your support!
Latest news & events
Our time for growth
Over the next few weeks and months, you will see our charity’s brand evolve from ‘Lucy Air Ambulance for Children’ to ‘Lia’s Wings’. We are going into the next chapter of our charity’s evolution with a new identity and expanded purpose. … Read More
Lia’s Legacy
Over the next few weeks and months, you will see Lucy Air Ambulance for Children’s brand change to celebrate an incredibly special little girl, Emilia Schoennagel, whom the world sadly lost unexpectedly in September 2022. … Read More
Lucy AAC Summer Skydive
‘Take the leap for Lucy! Join us on Tue 18th July at Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield in Northamptonshire and experience the thrill of jumping 10,000ft at 120mph by taking part in a tandem skydive for Lucy AAC. … Read More
