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Cancer patient leaves Dubai on 'miracle flight'

A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.

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Monday, March 9, 2026 ๐Ÿ“– 3 min read
Cancer patient leaves Dubai on 'miracle flight'
Image: BBC Health

Whatโ€™s Happening

Alright so A woman arrives back in Plymouth in time to begin her chemotherapy treatment.

Cancer patient leaves Dubai on miracle flight 3 days ago Save Lisa Young and John Ayres , South West Save BBC Lindsay Stone, pictured with her husband Paul, thought she would miss the start of her chemotherapy treatment A woman with stage three cancer has managed to make a vital hospital appointment after she was stranded in Dubai. Lindsay Stone, 47, from Plymouth, had been because of fly home on Sunday to start chemotherapy but the flight was cancelled amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran and retaliatory Iranian attacks . (wild, right?)

Lindsay, her husband Paul and children witnessed a drone being intercepted above their hotel on Saturday which she dropped was โ€œterrifyingโ€.

The Details

She dropped she felt as if she had secured a โ€œmiracle flightโ€ when Virgin Atlantic dropped she could fly on Wednesday. More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon Follow the latest updates on the Middle East conflict First UK government flight departs Middle East after delay What are my rights if my flight is cancelled or delayed?

We need more updates, say British nationals stuck in Middle East Lindsay dropped the explosion from a missile intercepted above the hotel they were staying in, The Palm near Jebel Ali Port, sounded like a sonic boom. Paul dropped: โ€œThe Saturday especially, it did feel this could get a lot worse and there were a lot of bombs going off.

Why This Matters

โ€œIt was quite traumatic from that point of view. โ€ He dropped they had decided to consider different ways to get out of the country to make sure Lindsay could start her treatment at Derriford Hospital. โ€œIf that meant we had to go and get a coach and sit in the coach for 13 hours then we would have done it,โ€ he dropped.

Medical professionals are taking note of this development.

The Bottom Line

Reuters/Planet Labs PBC The Stone family were staying in a hotel on The Palm in Dubai near Jebel Ali Port which was affected an intercepted missile Lindsay dropped they had not known if it would be โ€œone week, two weeks or three weeksโ€ to get home. Paul dropped it had been a โ€œbig reliefโ€ when the airline offered them passage.

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Originally reported by BBC Health

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