Join Jess on her journey this Christmas
Watch our brand-new animated story about a brother, a sister and a magical mission.
Any donation you are able to make this festive season will be doubled, thanks to generous match funders*. Full T&Cs at the base of this page.
If you are able to support us with a generous donation, it will only be doubled up to the end of December. Thank you!
Will anything stop you from saying thank you this Christmas?
Your Christmas donation will automatically doubled with the support of our generous match funders. Your donation will support our #HELi2 appeal, enabling us to buy our vital second lifesaving helicopter.
Join us on Jess’ Journey this Christmas
Our magical animation is based on a true story about a young girl called Jess who watches as her brother Ned is taken away to hospital by the Cornwall Air Ambulance helicopter.
The animation, sees our critical care paramedics arrive in your AW169 helicopter at the Royal Cornwall Hospital to pick Ned up and transfer him to Bristol.
Ned’s sister Jess watches on as her special brother is whisked away into the skies, receiving life-saving support. The animation follows Jess as she comes to terms with what’s happening to Ned – and responds in the most spectacular way.
The real story behind Jess’ Journey
The story of Jess’ Journey is based on patient Ned and his family.
Ned was just seven years old when he suffered a brain bleed and needed specialist care, after complaining of a headache at school.
He was rushed to Treliske that night and needed to be taken to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children for surgery. Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked to carry out the inter-hospital transfer, getting Ned there quickly and saving vital hours of travel time.
Ned underwent five surgeries and was in a coma for seven days. Due to Covid restrictions, only one person could be with him at any time. That meant his five-year-old sister Jess couldn’t see her big brother.
Mum Abi said: “The air ambulance helped to save Ned’s life, we will never know the difference those two hours meant, but we will forever be grateful for their part in saving his life.”
Want to donate to our #heli2 appeal
Your donation this Christmas will support our #heli2 appeal, enabling us to buy your vital second lifesaving helicopter at the end of next year.
Owning a second high-capability aircraft will boost our resilience and availability, meaning we can respond to more patients by air and save more lives.
Any donation you are able to make will be instantly doubled, thanks to the amazing support of a small group of donors*.
T&Cs
Any donation you are able to make this festive season, up to the value of £150k, or until the campaign ends on 31/12/23, will be doubled thanks to a small group of match funders.
We will update our website immediately if this amount has been reached. For queries relating to match funding, please email fundraising@cornwallairambulancetrust.org