10/16/2026
Shortly after birth, Caroline was airlifted nearly halfway across Maine to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, where she spent her first eight weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Diagnosed with Down syndrome and a serious heart defect, Caroline underwent open-heart surgery at Boston Children's Hospital, leading to countless hours on the road for her family. Then, at just two and a half years old, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, bringing even more travel for specialized medical care.
During this challenging time, Caroline's family turned to our company's Fuel the Care program to help offset the cost of travelling to and from the hospital.
Since 2002, Fuel the Care has provided fuel gift cards to more than 120,000 families across Eastern Canada, New England and Ireland who must travel for their children's medical treatment.
"While her medical journey continues, she has already overcome so much," says Caroline's mother, Anne. "The Fuel the Care gift cards were a blessing every single time we received them."
Knowing the program was helping cover these unexpected travel costs gave Anne one less thing to worry about as she focused on her daughter's care. Today, Caroline is cancer-free and thriving in school while Anne has returned to her teaching career â right next door to her daughter.
Every time you fuel up at Irving Oil, you support Fuel the Care. Thank you for making a difference.
Read Caroline's full story and more about this program and learn more at www.fuelthecare.com.