Flight To Freedom

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Summary: Wonderful book and worthy cause!
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading Diana's book "Flight To Freedom". I now have a much better understanding about what it takes to rehabilitate raptors. Diana has dedicated her life to helping injured and sick raptors including owls, hawks, eagles and falcons. As a neighbor of Diana's I have personally visited her facilities and met her resident owls. They are incredible creatures and are in very capable hands with Diana. When I found a Great Horned owl in distress recently, I called Diana and she was there within minutes to help me catch the bird and bring it back to her facility. I am so thankful there are people like Diana to help rescue and rehabilitate raptors so that they may be released back to the wild. Thank you Diana!

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Summary: Wonderful! A must-read book!
Review: Only a few of us ever discover our calling---our true purpose. This world is a better place because author, environmentalist, telepath and Reiki Master Diana Siderides found hers. Flight to Freedom is the story of her travels through difficulties that could conquer most of us---but made Diana all the more focussed, resolute and caring.

Diana was thrown from a horse, landed on her head and technically died several times while being airlifted to the hospital. And some years after that, she caught her right hand and arm in a chipper machine at the sawmill where she worked, and lost most of the use of both. After many surgeries, and while recuperating with her parents in New Jersey, she volunteered part time at a wildlife refuge, learned rehabilitation techniques, and was certified as a Wildlife Rehabilitator.

Thus began her second journey and the discovery of her reason for being. In short order, Diana established Flight to Freedom, Inc., a sanctuary and rehab program for injured wild birds of prey. She not only treats and repairs them---she educates us about birds of prey and their unique role in nature.

Flight to Freedom is about saved birds and their reintroduction back to the wild. Diana writes, "Choosing to become a Raptor Rehabilitator is a lifetime commitment that can't be taken lightly. It involves caring for the injured raptors day and night, seven days a week, fifty-two weeks a year...I have learned so much about myself through these beautiful raptors. My life has become more valuable because of what they have taught me".

Diana Siderides set her handicaps aside and used her strengths, knowledge and love to help creatures in trouble. Flight to Freedom is an excellent book that describes her life---and offers us the opportunity to help, too!