Letters from Grateful Patients: Russ

October 29, 2024
Veteran after attending healing retreat, thanks to charitable transportation

In His Own Words...

To the team at Mercy Medical Angels,

 

I am very thankful to Mercy Medical Angels and the whole staff for taking care of me when I was trying to get to a Veterans Retreat for PTSD and Trauma. I am a 23 yr combat veteran from Michigan. I received my Purple Heart in Afghanistan for injuries suffered in an attack by the enemy. I was going through a divorce at the time I utilized your services and very much needing to attend this function with other Veterans. You all played a vital role in my healing process as I did not have the finances to attend the event. My therapist told me about your program and helped with the process. I am very grateful that such a wonderful organization exists to help those in emergency need. The retreat was invaluable to my healing of trauma and the camaraderie came at a time in my life when I was struggling. Continue doing great things! Thanks again for helping me at my time of need.

 

Kind regards,

 

Russ, U.S. Army Veteran


Share this story with others.

Share your thoughts about this story.

Read More Patient Stories

By Stephanie . October 20, 2025
Read how a patient traveled to the care she needed... in her own words.
By Stephanie . October 16, 2025
Read a letter from a Veteran who attended an American Warrior Association (AWA) retreat, thanks to charitable air travel assistance from Mercy Medical Angels.
By Stephanie . October 14, 2025
Read how a young woman is battling cancer for the fourth time, and how the volunteer pilots are helping to improve her quality of life... in her own words.
By Stephanie . October 12, 2025
Read how a man with prostate cancer found charitable ground transportation assistance to treatment and feels less alone in the battle... in his own words.
By Stephanie . October 11, 2025
In Her Own Words...
By Stephanie . October 9, 2025
Read how a patient with severe kidney disease is improving his life, with charitable ground transportation assistance from Mercy Medical Angels... in his own words.
By Stephanie . October 8, 2025
Read how a man with prostate cancer is getting to the treatment he needs, thanks to Mercy Medical Angels sending him gas cards... in his own words.
By Stephanie . October 7, 2025
Read how a single mother is beating cancer with treatments at MD Anderson and gas cards from Mercy Medical Angels... in her own words.
By Stephanie . October 6, 2025
Read how a cancer patient is driving to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, with help from Mercy Medical Angels' ground transportation... in his own words.
By Stephanie . October 5, 2025
Read the story of how a cancer patient traveled out of state forf her treatment, thanks to Mercy Medical Angels' charitable flight assistance... in her own words.