Encounters My experience
My experience with Rega 22
We asked about your Rega e xperiences – and were touched, encouraged and delighted by your very personal stories. We would like to share three of them with all our readers.
Anouk Willimann (7), Oberkirch (Canton Lucerne)
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ix years ago, we were on holiday on the island of Sardinia. The weather was good and we spent a lot of time bathing. One morning, I suddenly didn’t have the energy to stand up; my whole body was shaking and I had to vomit. My parents were very worried about me and called Rega. The lady on the phone helped my parents to find a hospital on Sardinia. The doctors examined me, but couldn’t find out what was wrong with me. The next day, we went to see a neurologist. We didn’t feel at ease in the hospital: everyone only spoke Italian, and my parents didn’t understand everything they said. We just wanted to go home as soon as possible. The lady at Rega helped us a lot during this time. She spoke to the local doctors
and then told us that my mother and I would be flown to Zurich in the Rega jet. Before that, I was examined again. In the evening, a nice Rega doctor collected us from the hospital and took us to the ambulance jet. Another patient flew back to Switzerland with us. We were even allowed to look into the cockpit where the pilot was. Everyone was really kind to us. My father and my brother took the ferry and drove home with our car. In Switzerland, I had to stay in hospital for another week and was examined many times. Fortunately, at the time of writing this, I’m completely healthy again. When my family and I see a Rega jet somewhere, it always reminds us of this time. We’re very grateful to the entire Rega team.
