We were honored to host a real-life hero last friday…17 year old Simon Jones (Simon Says: Live a Better Life) and the whole Jones family. Several years
ago Simon was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer called DCRST, which has required repeated chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries. Rather than letting
this get him down, he decided to become an advocate for Child Cancer Awareness and he and his family embarked on an adventure road trip from their
home in Omaha, Nebraska, which has culminated in with Jetpack and Jetboard flights for him, his older sister Lily and his 12 year old brother Theo
at our Jetpack America Newport Beach location.
We were honored to host a real-life hero last friday…17 year old Simon Jones (Simon Says: Live a Better Life) and the whole Jones family. Several years ago Simon was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer called
DCRST, which has required repeated chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries. Rather than letting this get him down, he decided to become an advocate for
Child Cancer Awareness and he and his family embarked on an adventure road trip
from their home in Omaha, Nebraska, which has culminated in with Jetpack and Jetboard flights for him, his older sister Lily and his 12 year old brother
Theo at our Jetpack America Newport Beach location.
All three flew like absolute naturals and Los Angeles ABC, CBS and NBC station reporters, along with the Orange County Register were on hand to capture
the moment and share Simon’s inspiring story with their TV and Newspaper audiences. Sharing joy and exhilaration is what we try to do on a daily basis,
but every once in a while we get a chance to go the extra mile for someone special, which is what happened last friday. We want to give a special thanks
to FlyDive Inc for contributing the X-Board for the flight.
Thanks to the following media outlets for covering this inspiring story:
NBC 4 Los Angeles:
“Teen With Cancer Inspires Others Through Blogging About ‘Bucket List’ Adventures”
KABC 7 Los Angeles:
“Cancer-Stricken Teen Jetpacks in Newport Beach to Help Fulfill Bucket List”
The Orange County Register:
“Teen With Cancer Flies Jetpack in Newport, Checking Another Item Off Bucket List”
