Patient Stories
Vera Fisher: Giving the Gift of Life
Vera Fisher bought a $10,000 Christmas gift for her daughter and
son-in-law. But despite how it may sound, Vera isn’t the richest
woman in Lakeview. It was simply good planning on her part that the $45
Air Life gift membership she bought for Donald and Fay Rector ended up
saving the Rectors more than $10,000 when Donald needed an emergency flight
just four months later.
When Donald experienced complications following pancreatic
surgery, clinicians in Lakeview wasted no time summoning Air Life to transport
Donald to Bend for advanced care. Because the Rectors were covered by their
membership, all flight costs not paid by their insurance were completely
covered by Air Life. It was a tremendous blessing for the Rectors, and
a thrill to Vera that her gift turned out to be so valuable.
“I was really grateful,” she says. “I
was so happy that it worked out that they got a benefit from it.”
