By Meg Haskell, BDN Staff
Posted Nov. 22, 2010, at 7:29 p.m.
BAR HARBOR, Maine — When Evin Carson learned she needed a mastectomy, she knew right away she wanted to have it done in Boston, where her family had lived for many years. But, in addition to coping with her breast cancer and a harrowing regimen of surgeries, blood tests, chemotherapy and other treatments, the 43-year-old single mother faced some other serious challenges.
“I have car issues,” she said. “I have money issues. And I have two small children, so I have time issues.” If Carson wanted the care of a Boston surgeon, it seemed she would need some serious logistical help.
She found it...
...see the full story at: http://new.bangordailynews.com/2010/11/22/health/free-flight-service-brings-maine-patients-to-the-health-care-they-need/
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