I am a mother. I know the sorrows of losing a child and also know a miracle when my son beat all odds and survived birth. We met Steve Kirsh not by choice but by chance. We wanted to share the Steve Kirsh that we know. He is the same man, but very few of you know that he is a true, real life “Angel”. He volunteers his time and his plane with an organization called “Angel Flights”. Angel Flights provides plane flights for children that are sick and need to go away from home to get the medical care that they need. My son is one of those children. He has a cluster of medical problems including Autism Spectrum disorder. I was told to take him down to Georgia for a muscle biopsy. Being a single mom, this was a huge expense. How was I going to get this done? This wonderful organization “Angel flight” was willing to get us there and home. Getting him there had been solved. The next biggest challenge was how to get my son into a small plane with all of his sensory issues and he was scared, so was I. It was our “Angel” Steve that with his kindness, compassion and his belief in my son that we did it. He calmed his fears, taught him awesome things about flying, and will forever be in our hearts.
There are no words to express my admiration for Steve. “Thank you” is not big enough words. He did what I have been doing all of his life, listening to him, feeling his difficulties with the bombardment of life and not judging him. In just moments “Angel” Steve “got” my son. He listened; he gave him confidence and reassurance. He is our “Angel”.
This was all voluntary; it was not something that Steve Kirsh had to do and this was Thanksgiving; time to be with your family. He was volunteering his time flying us to Georgia. My son now loves to fly; he says its “soaring like the birds”.
I want to leave you with these thoughts. There are Angels in disguise all around us, they are real everyday people. Never “judge a book by its cover”, there is so much more inside. Lastly, “please be kinder than necessary because everyone is fighting their own battles”. I do not know the authors of these quotes but I live by them.
Because of the many Angels that have come into our lives we have been given knowledge, he has mitochondrial disease.
Knowledge is power. ..
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