Facing terminal cancer, former flight attendant granted final wish to fly one last time

Facing terminal cancer, former flight attendant granted final wish to fly one last time 
CBS News 13, Sacramento, CA; by Ashley Sharp; 11/19/24 
A special last wish was granted for a Calaveras County hospice patient facing a daunting diagnosis. Janet McAnnally, 79, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer which spread to her spine. She knows she doesn't have long, but that did not stop the former flight attendant from taking to the skies one last time. ... McAnnally is now in the care of Hospice of Amador and Calaveras, ... Turning the page back to 1971, McAnnally was a flight attendant for seven years for Trans World Airlines, based in Chicago. ... The hospice center, under its Last Wish Program, reached out to local United Airlines pilot Rob Davids to help fulfill McAnnally's wish for one final flight high above Calaveras County. "I just felt lucky to be part of it and give her that chance," Davids said. "I just appreciate every flight like it's the last." At 79, for the first time, McAnnally even got to pilot the plane herself during their hour-long flight. ...