Personal responsibility . They KNEW she had medical issues yet refused insurance .   What were they thinking ?  Telling the concerned cruise company to stop calling doesn't make the husband sound like a good guy at all.  Certainly she could be put on a commercial  flight , first class , with a nurse along to get her back.  This story sounds like a play for money when the last line says her son is getting married and she fears she won't be back for that.   We have many who need help here at home . Collecting 70 grand for a plane ride seems like a waste of money.   Someone has to say it---if they both have families---between all of them they can't come up with the money to get her home ?   Under the story presented , what kind of son wouldn't delay his wedding until he found a way to get his mom home ?  This story sounds fishy . Alaskan's have good hearts , but sometimes they get duped . Is this one of those times ?