Robin lost her father in a private plane crash
“I am thankful to have ACCESS to help get me through this tragic time…it is instrumental for me, my family and those in our situation to have ACCESS.”
Robin lost her father in a private plane crash
“I am thankful to have ACCESS to help get me through this tragic time…it is instrumental for me, my family and those in our situation to have ACCESS.”
Larry lost his mother Anne on TWA Flight 800
“As mentors, we are not going to relieve or eliminate anothers loss or grieving, but we can be the person who says, I am here, I care. and that means an awful lot.”
Lisa lost her fiancé in a private aircraft
“The ACCESS Volunteer Grief Mentor Training conference gave me the knowledge and tools to help me with my work. As delicate as it is to talk to someone going through grief it is vital to be trained in order to help. Thank you, ACCESS!”
Larry lost his mother on TWA Flight 800
“Over the years many have become members of ACCESS and have been volunteer grief mentors for victims of other air disasters. I feel very privileged to be a part of ACCESS grief mentor program. By mentoring others, I am able to be a supportive listener to those going through a similar event.”
Julie lost her husband Brian, 38, on United Flight 175 on 9/11
“I am so proud to be a part of ACCESS “ a group of survivors who come closest to understanding the tragedy of losing a loved one in an airline disaster, because we all have been there.”
Daniel lost his brother Gus in a private plane crash
“ACCESS provides me with an opportunity to focus on healing through helping others, which at the end of the day helps me too.”
Marion lost her daughter on American Airlines Flight 77 on 9/11
“…sharing our grief with others who had been there really did make a difference and helped us to heal.”
Casey Erickson has lost many loved ones in the aviation community
The full range of emotions we go through is perfectly normal and talking to someone allows us to release these emotions and let them out — this is the value of ACCESS.
Marilyn lost her daughter Ellyce on Continental Flight 3407
“It is impossible to explain your grief and shock to someone who has not experienced this kind of loss…”
Cecilia Crocker & Joan Pontante. Cecilia was 4 years old when Northwest Flight 255 crashed in Detroit. She was the sole survivor and lost her parents Michael and Paula and 6-year-old brother David. Joan lost her brother William, sister in-law Kathryn, nephew Billy Jr., 5, and nieces Hillary, 5, and Katelyn, 4, on Northwest 255.