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from Canada, British Columbia
SkyMed Transports Member Home from Mexico
Anne and I had been traveling to Melaque, Mexico for several years when in February of 2020 we both came down with Dengue fever,” says John Neville. “I was recovering nicely but Anne’s sickness was complicated by her underlying Addison’s disease. After five days, her oxygen levels became so critical that the doctor instructed that… Read More
July 31, 2024
from Montgomery, Alabama
SkyMed Helps Covid Stricken Member Get
In September of 2021, Barbara and Tony Olm were on trip through the Southwest US with their Airstream Club. “While in Utah, our truck broke down and was towed an hour away to the nearest diesel mechanic,” says Barbara. “It was determined we needed a new motor which would require several weeks. We decided to… Read More
July 31, 2024
from Springfield, Missouri
SkyMed Helps Member in Extraordinary Circumstance
My husband, Peter, and I were enjoying ourselves on a popular cruise line,” recalls Duffy Nemers. “We had just left Dubai and were on the Red Sea. Peter got quite ill, and I called the ship’s medical facility. We discovered he had had a silent heart attack. The ship’s facility couldn’t do much for him,… Read More
July 26, 2024
from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
SkyMed Members Receive Three SkyMed X-Pat Services in Two Years!
Sy Zachar and Bill Gerich, together, have experienced three SkyMed services in the last two years. Both Sy and Bill have been SkyMed members in need of a SkyMed emergency flight from San Miguel, Mexico, to their destination of choice in West Palm Beach, FL, for immediate treatment of serious medical conditions. Sy, needing treatment … Read More
July 26, 2024
from Bergen, New York
SkyMed Transports Member in time for Medical Treatments
In the winter months, Randy and Diane Hill like to travel around the US seeking new adventures with their two dogs, Monty and Zephyr. While in San Diego, California, Diane began having trouble breathing. Randy rushed her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a Pleural Infusion (water in the cavity around her lung)… Read More
July 26, 2024
from La Crosse, Wisconsin
SkyMed Transports Doctor Back Home
Dr. Bruce Erdmann, and his wife Meri Sue, were enjoying Easter Day in Naples, Florida. After watching TV for a couple of hours, Bruce stood up and felt discomfort in his chest. He began to sweat profusely and turned white in color. Soon a neighbor, an internal medicine doctor, was driving him to the hospital… Read More
July 22, 2024
from Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands
X-Pat SkyMed Member Recommends SkyMed- “They Will Take You Home!
Patricia DesLauriers, an American X-Pat living on the Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, describes her SkyMed experience when she had taken a bad fall and shattered her knee cap. She states, “The small hospital on the island could not handle this emergency as I needed immediate surgery. The hospital staff stabilized … Read More
July 26, 2024
from Peoria, Arizona
SkyMed Transports Member from St. Maarten to Phoenix, AZ
Robert and Patricia Young had just arrived for their vacation at Simpson Bay Resort in St. Maarten. They were looking forward to a great time as all their children and grandchildren were with them. On the first night after arriving, Patricia walked into the bathroom and slipped on a rug on a marble floor. She… Read More
January 12, 2024
from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
SkyMed Transports Member Back to the States for Surgery
It was just a normal day in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and I was putting water in my dog’s dish,” says Gayle Paulson. “My hip collapsed just like that and was broken. I woke up to find myself on my back and lying in my kitchen. My friend who was living with me found… Read More
October 30, 2023
from Goderich, Ontario
SkyMed Transports Member Back to Canada
I was at my park model in Southern Aire RV Resort in the NE corner of Tampa, Florida when I had a fall,” says Lynn Halonen. “I knew I had broken something. I had been living with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease). Within minutes, my neighbors had me in their car and on the way… Read More
October 20, 2023
from Freeport, Maine
SkyMed Transports Member from Mexico and Back Home Again, Two Times!
I had surgery for malignant melanoma in 1999 that was successful, says Tom Saliba. “Since that time, I have been checked every three months. While I was down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the local dermatologist thought she saw something. After getting tested, the biopsy came back malignant. Not wanting to have surgery in… Read More
October 20, 2023
from White River Junction, Vermont
SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorcycle Back to Vermont
I am an 82-year-old motorcyclist,” says Muriel Farrington. “I was riding my motorcycle up through the Appalachians along the Virginia / West Virginia border when I felt pain in my lower left back. I had just ridden through 17 miles of National Forests without seeing another car – I loved it. After several hours of… Read More
October 20, 2023
from Laredo, Texas
SkyMed International Transports Mexico Member to USA Hospital
“I live in Mexico,” says Ellen Siegel, “and I was talking to a friend about her recent health scare, for which she required surgery in the United States. She explained how the air transportation was going to be handled by SkyMed. Since her surgery was not an… Read More
September 15, 2023
from Garden City, New York
SkyMed Member Transported via Helicopter to Heart Hospital
Longtime SkyMed Members, Vicky and Lewis Harding, living in their RV, were camp hosts in a Missouri State Park. Lewis had returned from checking some onsite buildings and wasn’t feeling well. After convincing him to get checked out, Vicky drove him to the hospital in Lebanon… Read More
August 17, 2023
from New Braunfels, Texas
SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorhome Back to Texas
Annette and Carlos Espinoza were attending the FMCA Rally in Perry, Georgia when they encountered a speed bump, literally! Carlos was riding his electric bicycle in the park when he hit a speed bump resulting in a crash and an injury. Carlos, aware that he had tweaked his… Read More
August 10, 2023
from Torrington, Canada
SkyMed Member Receives Reimbursement for Canadian Ambulance Transport
Longtime SkyMed Members, Canadians Dave and Pat Miller, enjoy spending their winters near Yuma, Arizona. They first became SkyMed Members after attending a SkyMed presentation in Wellton, AZ in the Arrowhead RV Park. This particular year, the winter flew by quickly and soon they were back in… Read More
August 4, 2023
from Alamo, Texas
SkyMed International Transports Member, Vehicle, and Motorhome Back Home
“It’s possible that your injury diagnosed as a slipped disc may result in serious injury, paralysis from the waist down, or even in death”, Marian ‘Ann’ Rowland was told by doctors after arriving at a Texas hospital with pain radiating from her lower spine. With such… Read More
August 3, 2023
from Newaygo, Michigan
SkyMed International Takes Deathly Ill Member Back Home
Grant and Sharon Bisel, of Newaygo, Michigan, were on their way to visit their son who lived 250 miles away in Wyandotte, MI. Grant was not himself. Arriving at their son’s, Grant was unable to walk, and it took 20 minutes to get him into the house. An ambulance was called, and Grant was taken… Read More
August 3, 2023
from Metropolis, Illinois
SkyMed International Provides Transportation for Daughters in Time of Member’s Need
William ‘Dale’ Wright, and his wife, Janice, began a full-time adventure and headed to the Balloon Fest in Albuquerque, NM. Prior to their departure, Jan had contracted Covid-19, and after hospitalization and treatment, she received permission from medical authorities to go on their planned trip. After the Balloon Fest, the couple traveled across the lower states to… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Wauchula, Florida
SkyMed Member Shares Tumultuous Story of Getting Hit by a Truck
June Post was taking a road trip to visit her sons. She traveled from Florida to Ohio before arriving in the Highlands area of South Carolina. Having time to explore, June was curious about Falls Park on the Reedy River. Walking along South Main Street, she saw that the access to the park was across… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Warsaw, Missouri
SkyMed Offers RV Return During Members’ Stressful Situation
Linda and David Hughes travel to Harlingen, a city in South Texas, for four to five months every year. This particular year, a stressful series of cascading events, like a chain of falling dominos, took place. First, Linda came down with Covid and had to quarantine for 10 days. After recuperating, she traveled home to… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Thessalon, Canada
SkyMed Member Experiences Ambulance Ride Due to Ruptured Appendix
On February 10th, a Friday morning at the Encore Golden Sun RV Resort in Apache Junction, Arizona, Joyce Fielder wasn’t feeling well. As the morning went on, the uncomfortable feeling turned into severe pain in her abdomen. At 4PM, fearing a heart attack, her husband, Stanley… Read More
July 28, 2023
from New Holland, South Dakota
SkyMed Air Flights Member with Vertebrae Fracture Home to Comfort
My wife, Carol, and I like to spend time in Yuma, Arizona every year,” says Harold Dykstra. “This particular year on May 20, Carol began to experience some pain in her back. Her pain lessened after a quick visit to and a shot at the… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Andover, Ohio
SkyMed International Transports Member with Pneumonia to Local Hospital
“Every year now since our SkyMed experience,” says Laurie Conrad, “Walter and I, as the Wagon Masters of the weeklong KZ/Venture International Rally in Shipshewana, Indiana, make sure a presentation time is offered to SkyMed International. Why? SkyMed helped us so much in our time of… Read More
July 24, 2023
from Florida
SkyMed Does the Right Thing, Every Single Time!
Sharon and her late husband, Rick Gilbert, had been SkyMed Members for years when the unexpected happened. Read on for her story—we’re happy to say it has a very good ending—and we’re grateful to have been able to work with her and Dan Zile to ensure their SkyMed Memberships were precisely what they needed when… Read More
November 4, 2022
from Springfield, Missouri
Motorcycle Accident Equals Broken Arm in KY, SkyMed Flies Members Back to CA Home Hospital
SkyMed Champions Donna and Clark know that accidents don’t take vacations—and neither does SkyMed! SkyMed not only flies the Member and their companion back to their home hospital in the city of choice, but will also ensure vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, and cargo trailers get back to where they need to be. “A group of… Read More
April 1, 2022
from Kalispell, Montana
SkyMed Flies Member With Severe Pancreatitis From MT to MN
We were on our way to Alaska in our new motorhome. Harold ended up with a fever five nights in a row, so I took him to the hospital in Kalispell, Montana. There they discovered he had pancreatitis. The doctor said it would take more than five days to get well, so we would have… Read More
March 26, 2022
from South Fork, Colorado
SkyMed Surprises Member with Reimbursement
SkyMed always encourages its Members to contact us immediately after receiving medical attention. Sometimes, though, we don’t hear from them until after the fact. Even then, SkyMed can still deliver our trademark peace of mind. Such was the case with SkyMed Champion Cynthia Thomas. “I called SkyMed in October to renew my membership and, out… Read More
March 7, 2022
from Texas
Pandemic Delays Complicate Heart Patient’s Return to NY, SkyMed Goes the Extra Mile
In April 2020, my husband had a heart valve replacement (TAVR) procedure that was supposed to mean 2-3 days in the hospital. Complications turned it into five days plus two weeks’ rehab,” says Dylis Barre. At the time, COVID-19 was moving swiftly through the nation. Not only was Dylis barred from even seeing Claude, but… Read More
March 7, 2022
from Guadalajara, Mexico
Heart Attack in Mexico Requires Life Flight to Arizona
When Douglas Miller, an ex-pat living in Guadalajara, Mexico, began having light chest pains, he consulted a cardiologist who quickly suggested a heart catheterization to determine the cause. According to friend Kerri Moon, Douglas was told in no uncertain terms that he needed surgery immediately. “[We] made the call [to SkyMed] together upon first hearing… Read More
June 9, 2021
from Portland, Oregon
Broken Clavicle Requires Surgery, SkyMed Member Flown from MX to OR
An ex-pat in beautiful Lake Chapala, Mexico, SkyMed Champion Keith McKalip was enjoying a pickleball game when he went “too far” for the ball and ended up with a broken clavicle. Keith was taken to the hospital in Ajijic, where the doctor took an X-ray and stabilized him. “The next day, I saw an orthopedic… Read More
May 14, 2021
from Joplin, Missouri
Member Has Diabetic Foot Emergency, Flown to Home Hospital Within 24 Hours
While on a caravan trip to the Newmar Rally in Syracuse, NY last September, I started having problems with my foot. A friend suggested I go to Urgent Care. When the doctor saw me, he immediately said: “Mr. Lown, if we don’t do something now, you’re going to lose either your toe or your foot… Read More
August 3, 2020
from Canada
Member Has Motorcycle Accident in AZ; RV and Bike Returned to Canada
We were in Kearney, AZ, when I stopped my motorcycle abruptly, it fell over and landed on my left thigh. I ended up with a huge hematoma and was admitted to the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. As it turned out, I required three surgeries and 8 days of total bed rest. “Meanwhile, the… Read More
August 3, 2020
from Mazatlán, Mexico
Member Has Heart Attack in Mazatlán, Flown Home to NHs
SkyMed Champions Ray and Joella Paquette were enjoying their ex-pat life in Mazatlán, Mexico, when Ray suffered a heart attack in November 2019. He was taken to the Sharp Hospital Mazatlán, where the doctors determined he needed cardiac surgery. They successfully implanted three stents in Ray’s heart, but unfortunately in the ICU he began… Read More
July 21, 2020
from National Parks, West Coast
Member Suffers Stroke, SkyMed Takes Him Home
In 2017 we attended a SkyMed presentation by Paul and Carolyn Kees and quickly learned how important it was to have SkyMed was as we were both healthy but in our seventies. Two years later in June of 2019 we were touring with 42 people in the National Parks on the West Coast and… Read More
February 15, 2020
from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Thankful for SkyMed
On January 6, 2019, as my husband and I were walking to a friend’s house for dinner, I slipped and fell and hurt my right arm and shoulder. Long story, short version, I eventually went to the Unimed Clinic in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for evaluation. The X-ray showed a fracture below the head… Read More
February 15, 2020
from Winnipeg, Canada
Member Has Mini-Stroke, Flown from TX to CAN
I got sick on or about January 4, 2019. The doctors in Pharr, Texas did not want me to either drive or fly home. It was believed that I had had a mini-stroke. Finally, on February 20, 2019, the doctors signed off and advised me to go home as I felt well enough to do… Read More
December 26, 2019
from Saskatoon, Canada
Member in Coma in Mexico Hospital Goes Home
My wife, Diane, was very sick with pneumonia here in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. I took her to a hospital in Manzanillo and shortly after she went into a coma. The doctor said she had a massive stroke and would not come out of it, but thank God, they were wrong. A day later she… Read More
December 11, 2019
from Cleveland, Ohio
Mexico Ex-Pat Eric Kaplan Shares His SkyMed Experiences
At SkyMed, we quickly learned that some of our strongest advocates are our Members. Eric Kaplan wanted us to share his story, and we’re pleased to do so. Thank you, Eric!, we’re grateful we were there when you needed us! “Several years ago I purchased a five-year SkyMed policy in case I needed to get… Read More
August 5, 2019
from Kansas Naperville, IL
SkyMed Member Suffers Congestive Heart Failure During Driving Trip to Alaska
We left Chicago on April 29, 2018 to go on a planned three-month driving trip to Alaska. We met most of our group in Great Falls, Montana, and then traveled on to Cochran, Alberta for four or five days. On our last day there, Kathie had been… Read More
July 28, 2018
from Ajijic, Mexico
Member With Internal Bleeding Airlifted from Guadalajara, MEX to Los Angeles, CA
We live in Ajijic, Mexico and on December 27, 2017, my husband, Pepe, had internal bleeding from a stomach ulcer and was hemorrhaging. We went to the hospital in Guadalajara and this became an extreme emergency because they did not have his blood type and he needed surgery. We… Read More
June 5, 2018
from Crossville, Tennessee
Member Flown from Texas to Tennessee for Rehab; RV Returned
We live in Tennessee and had been wintering in Mission, Texas. We winter in a 5th wheel and tow it with a Peterbilt truck. During our time there my wife, Mary Jo, had to have unexpected bypass surgery and was not allowed to get up into the… Read More
March 31, 2018
from Polk City, Florida
Newmar Member Diagnosed with Blood Clot & AFib Flown from MT to FL & RV Returned
My wife, Renee, and I were getting our RV ready to go on our yearly five-month adventure and our trip this year was to follow Lewis & Clarks Northwest Passage. I had been having knee trouble before we left and by the time we made it to Great… Read More
September 19, 2017
from Sedalia, MO
After Back Surgery & Rehab in TX Member Flown Home to MO
I had just had back surgery and was in a rehab center for almost a month in Brownsville, Texas and needed to go home to Sedalia, Missouri. I knew I had SkyMed but I didn’t know how it worked so I called and talked to Jim. The pain was very bad… Read More
July 25, 2017
from New York, NY
Member Suffers Broken Hip in Mexico, Airlifted Home to New York
While sweeping down the stairs from the new restaurant on Cuna de Allende, I reached for the banister but it wasn’t where I expected it to be. I landed smack on my hip which shattered. The Red Cross arrived, bundled me into the ambulance and bounced me over the cobbles… Read More
July 20, 2017
from Denver, Colorado
Member Develops Pneumonia in Tucson, Flown Home to Denver
My wife, Doris, and I were camping at an RV resort in Tucson and on Monday, March 20, 2017, I woke up perspiring with a high fever and chills. While still in my PJs I told Doris to call 911 because we’re going to the ER. She called… Read More
June 26, 2017
from New Brunswick, Canada
SkyMed Member Has Heart Attack in RV, Evacuated from AZ to Canada
On February 13, 2017, my husband, Burt, suffered a heart attack in our RV in Yuma, Arizona. A 911 call was made & he was transported by ambulance to the local hospital where he underwent immediate bypass surgery. There were many complications but finally, after he was stabilized, SkyMed… Read More
May 23, 2017
from The Villages, Florida
Global ETS Member with Femur Injury Evacuated from Greece to Florida
Recently my wife, Bette, and I were on a Viking Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Greece. While on the ship I suffered an unusual injury to my right femur which was very painful. My wife got help immediately and shortly after that our cabin was full of people… Read More
May 23, 2017
from Cleveland, Ohio
SkyMed Members Trapped in RV While Tornado Slams Through RV Park
My wife, Jill, and I were wintering in South Florida and on our route home stopped to stay a few nights at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park near Lake Okeechobee. We had been watching the weather and thought we would hook up the truck and trailer so we… Read More
May 3, 2017
from San Miguel, Mexico
SkyMed Member Suffers Fall, Flown from Mexico to Miami for Surgery
As an ex-patriate living in Mexico, I am pleased to offer my experience with SkyMed. In September 2016 (three months after my enrollment) I suffered a fall with fractured head of the humerus, and a radical tear of my rotary cuff, including rupture of the… Read More
April 20, 2017
from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Member Calls SkyMed to Get Back to the US; Avoids Colostomy
I joined SkyMed right before I turned 65 because I knew I would need to get to the US to use my Medicare. Two years ago, I awoke with a pain in my lower left side. I thought if I ignored it, it would just go away, but it just got… Read More
April 11, 2017
from San Miguel, Mexico
Member has Stroke in Left Eye Flies from San Miguel to ATL for Evaluation
On December 31, 2015 my wife and I became members of the SkyMed Program. In June of 2016 I suffered a mild stroke in my left eye. It was diagnosed and treated here in San Miguel. The diagnosis revealed that the cause of the stroke was due to… Read More
December 22, 2016
from Canada
Badly Broken Shoulder From Fall In Innsbruck, Austria
SkyMed and GLOBAL members Nolger and Rosa Lemke were some 5,000 miles away from their home in Canada enjoying a planned hiking tour in the mountains of Austria when Rosa fell and broke her shoulder. After walking twenty minutes to a mountain hut Rosa was helicoptered to a local hospital and told she would need… Read More
August 30, 2016
from Clarkston, Michigan
Member Airlifted from Mexico to New York
This was a life saver ~ Our testimonial on how Sky Med worked with our doctors here in Mexico and New York: Three weeks ago the unthinkable happened to Dan my husband. It was like any other Thursday, we got up and left to go to Guadalajara for a… Read More
August 23, 2016
from Clarkston, Michigan
Pneumonia in Florida Requests to be Flown Home to Michigan
When I realized my husband’s health would not allow me to drive him back to Michigan I called SkyMed for help. Jim Edwards answered my very first call. He was very reassuring, saying: “You have enough to be concerned with and we will do whatever is needed to get… Read More
April 19, 2016
from Madison, Wisconsin
Member Suffers Stroke While in Florida
My wife and I have homes in both Florida and Wisconsin. We’re in Florida from October until mid-May and spend the other months in Wisconsin. Our children and grandchildren live in Wisconsin and most of our medical care providers are there. We knew that if either of us had… Read More
March 20, 2016
from Harrisonburg, VA
Wally Byam Member Suddenly Becomes Ill
Ray and I were on our 16th Wally Byam Airstream caravan traveling from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. During our stay at a campground Ray became very nauseous. After two days he became cold, clammy, sweaty and confused. The caravan leader said Ray was in shock and he was taken to… Read More
February 29, 2016
from San Miguel, Mexico
Possible Eye Surgery Flown from San Miguel, MEX to Madison, WI
Jack and I live full-time in San Miguel, Mexico after relocating here from Madison, Wisconsin three years ago. Recently I experienced problems with my right eye and my eye surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin was concerned about the possibility of a torn or detached retina. He had successfully operated on the same eye a year ago and recommended… Read More
November 11, 2015
from Smithfield, Rhode Island
Traveler Breaks Hip in St. Maarten Flown Home to Providence, RI
While staying at the Flamingo Beach Resort in St. Maarten, my husband fell and broke his hip. We were transported by ground ambulance to the St. Maarten Medical Center and, with all due respect to those who live on St. Maarten and need to receive healthcare there, it was not… Read More
September 1, 2015
from Lafayette, Louisiana
Global ETS Member with Life-Threatening Disease Evacuated from Spain to LA
I had traveled to Spain to meet with family members and to walk for a week on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. After the Camino, I went to the south of Spain to visit Granada and Seville. At one point I traveled by bus which broke down and when a rescue bus… Read More
August 24, 2015
from Leesburg, Florida
SkyMed Member Flown Home to FL From Spain
Two weeks into our 30-day cruise in the Grand Canary Islands Gerald mysteriously began vomiting blood and was taken to the ship’s infirmary. They were unable to care for his needs and moved him to the closest private hospital on the island. I called Global ETS and reported the… Read More
July 29, 2015
from Ontario, Canada
Canadian Member Needing Urgent Medical Services Flown Home to Ontario, Canada
After catching a cold in February of 2015 I developed chronic shortness of breath to the point where I was terrified to fall asleep at night because I would stop breathing in my sleep and would wake up choking. This happened night after night and I finally drove myself to the… Read More
May 14, 2015
from Moorehead, Minnesota
Member Flown Home to Avoid Further Health Complications
In March of 2014 my wife and I were on our way back to Minnesota from our winter vacation in Tucson and stopped in Mesa due to an electrical problem. The next evening my wife Luann wasn’t feeling well and went to bed early, only to be awakened around… Read More
May 6, 2015
from Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico
Member Living in Lake Chapala, Mexico Needs Urgent Medical Treatment in US
While my husband and I were in Mexico, where we live, he was suddenly unable to empty his bladder. I took him to a nearby hospital and the urologist diagnosed him with acute blockage of the urethra. He was catheterized and given a prescription for antibiotics and… Read More
March 27, 2015
from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Suspected Cardiac Event Requires Life Flight from Yellowstone
During the summer of 2014 we were working at Bridge Bay Campground in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. In early August, after two days of having a stomach ache, I began vomiting in the middle of the night. My wife was very concerned and consulted a retired nurse in the… Read More
February 2, 2015
from Pequot Laramie, Wyoming
Global ETS Member Evacuated After Accident in Belize
After many years of wanting to go to Belize, Global ETS members Charlotte and Maron Davis finally decided to vacation there. During their stay they signed up for a tour to travel up the Jungle River to see the Mayan ruins. Along the way Charlotte slipped and fell on… Read More
January 16, 2015
from Longmont, Colorado
Holiday Rambler Member Flown Home to Colorado Due to Terminal Illness
While wintering in Donna, Texas in March of 2014 my wife Dorothy began having back pain and had difficulty walking. We took her to the hospital and test results confirmed she had a lower lumbar fracture and a form of blood cancer. We knew we needed to get her… Read More
January 16, 2015
from LSan Benito, Texas
SkyMed Member Needs Surgery After Falling Off Roof
While visiting our son Richie in Illinois in August of 2014 my husband was helping with roof work when he suddenly lost his footing and fell 12 feet down onto the cement driveway. When I found him he was lying in a pool of blood with a huge… Read More
January 12, 2015
from Gainesville, Georgia
Member Suffers Stroke While Visiting Family in Canada
My husband and I were away from our home in Georgia visiting my family in a remote area of New Brunswick, Canada. While we were there I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered I had no sensation at all on my right side. I had recently been… Read More
October 29, 2014
from Pittsburgh, PA
Sudden Heart Attack in FL Needs Open Heart Surgery in PA
While we were wintering in Florida earlier this year Richard suddenly couldn’t breathe and although he was not in pain we took him to the doctor. An EKG was performed and the doctor told us there was a big change from the EKG from last October and that Richard… Read More
October 29, 2014
from San Jose, California
Gold Wing Member Has Accident Before SkyMed Membership is Processed
While at a Gold Wing Road Riders Association district rally Roger Moraes and fiancée Mary Kay Jeskey attended a breakfast presentation given by SkyMed Representative Peggy Wood. Roger and Mary Kay were the first ones to sign up for a SkyMed Ultimate membership with an additional three-year extension. The… Read More
September 2, 2014
from Boston, Massachusetts
Unexpected Slip & Fall While Glacier Hiking in Reykjavik
My wife, Deb, and I had flown to Reykjavik Iceland, the capital of Iceland, to see the Northern Lights and explore the city. During our visit we decided to go glacier hiking and had on all the required hiking gear. It snowed the night before and we were hiking on solid… Read More
August 11, 2014
from Houston, Texas
Slip & Fall Accident in Switzerland
I was in Switzerland visiting the Christmas markets over the holidays and on the next to the last day of my trip I slipped and fell on the ice. I broke my leg above the ankle and needed surgery. I was taken to Interlaken Hospital and called my daughter from the emergency… Read More
July 16, 2014
from Bellevue, Nebraska
Heart Trouble On The Way Home, Bellevue, NE
Duane and I were driving down the highway in our 36’ Winnebago motorhome and towing our pickup on our way home from Wellton, Arizona to Bellevue, Nebraska. By the time we got to Alamogordo New Mexico it was around 7:00 p.m. Duane wasn’t feeling well and complained of… Read More
July 8, 2014
from Ypsilanti, Michigan
After 3 Hospitalizations in FLA, Member Wants To Go Home To MI
While my wife and I were wintering in Zephyrhills, Florida, I discovered blood in my urine. I went to an Urgent Care doctor who treated me for an infection, but I didn’t get any better with antibiotics. Five days later I went to the ER and was admitted right… Read More
July 2, 2014
from San Francisco, California
Blood Transfusion Needed Aboard Cruise Ship – St. Petersburg, Russia
My wife and I had been traveling in Russia and this was our first time taking the winter cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow-Minsk. After three days on the cruise I noticed I had blood blisters here and there and bruise-like marks on my body and went to see the… Read More
July 2, 2014
from Philadelphia, PA
FMCA Member Has Heart Attack In Florida
20th Century Wagontrainers’ member has heart attack in Florida While wintering in Sebastian, Florida, my husband Charlie had a heart attack and more… he aspirated. I took him to the emergency room and he had another heart attack while we were waiting in the ER. It seemed as… Read More
June 6, 2014
from Prescott, Arizona
FMCA Member Has Stroke In Prescott, Arizona
My husband, Marvin, had a major stroke on February 18, 2014, and when I recognized what was happening to him, I knew I had to act quickly so I drove him to Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, about 15 minutes away. I went in and told… Read More
May 5, 2014
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Heart Attack On Carnival Cruise Ship Near Cozumel, Mexico
My wife and I were on board the Carnival Glory Cruise Ship near Cozumel, Mexico, when around 2:00 a.m. I had a heart attack. My wife called 911 on the ship and they had to revive me and put me on oxygen. They kept me stable and… Read More
March 19, 2014
from Tailors, SC
Sue and Gordon Belcher, Tailors, SC
Because there was no MRI available in Saint John, New Brunswick, to correctly diagnose Sue’s illness, SkyMed had us home in just a few hours. Without SkyMed, it would have cost us $20,000 to get Sue home. Everyone should have SkyMed, but pray you never have to use them.” Gordon Belcher WBCCI Wally Byam Caravan… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Northern California
Husband Becomes Ill at RV Rally in OR, Wife Calls SkyMed from CA
Steven & Diane Siler Steven Siler was attending an RV rally in Oregon, with nothing more on his mind then seeing friends and doing some socializing. Steven began to feel ill, but let the symptoms go for a few days thinking it would pass. When it became apparent his symptoms were getting worse he decided… Read More
August 14, 2013
from West Virginia
Stan & Mary Schwenke, West Virginia
ONLY THIRTY SECONDS TO ESCAPE!!! It was a beautiful summer day as Stanley and Mary Schwenke traveled down the West Virginia Turnpike on their way to an RV rally in Virginia. All of a sudden, they heard a big boom coming from the engine of their motorhome. Seconds later they heard another boom followed by… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Hemet, California
Wally Byam Member’s Wife Becomes Violently Ill, Husband calls SkyMed
Lou & Betty Sales Lou & Betty Sales were attending the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI) rally in Lansing, Michigan. Betty became violently ill, and Lou rushed her to a nearby hospital emergency room. Writes Lou, “The shock of this occurrence left me bewildered and alone in an unfamiliar environment, with the Independence Day… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Georgetown, Massachusetts
Husband & Wife Both Wind up in Hospital While Wintering in Florida
Joseph & Caroline Sheehan Joseph and Caroline Sheehan, from Georgetown, Massachusetts, were wintering at Thousand Trails Campground in Orlando, Florida, when Mr. Sheehan fell and fractured his hip while exiting his motor home. A passerby saw what had happened and called 911 and Joe was taken by ground ambulance to Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee and… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Orange Park, Florida
Member Becomes Critically Ill & Needs Immediate Surgery
Joe and Betty Ryals, from Orange Park, Florida, were in Buffalo, Wyoming en route to Gillette, Wyoming to attend the 2012 Holiday Rambler International Rally when Joe got sick and was in a lot of pain. They took him to the emergency room and found out he had … Read More
August 14, 2013
From Rockville, Maryland
Member Breaks Hip in Mexico, Goes Home for Surgery
I was very thankful that I am a SkyMed Member when I broke my hip in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A young woman called SkyMed for me and was told that I would be picked up the next morning at the Leon Airport. The trip from San… Read More
August 9, 2013
From Tucson
Husband Interned in Mexico Hospital, Wife Calls SkyMed for Help
Guy and Linda Scholey live in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and in spite of the high altitude, Guy had successfully managed his COPD with oxygen supplements. Little did they dream they would need SkyMed’s air evacuation services until Guy was briefly interned in an outstanding hospital in Queretaro, an hour… Read More
August 9, 2013
From Olympia, Washington State
Gordon & Connie Adams, Olympia, WA
Gordon and Connie Adams were cruising aboard the QE2 when SkyMed received a distress call from the ship’s doctor. Mr. Adams had suffered a critical illness due to elevated blood pressure while the QE2 was at sea, the day before the ship was to dock in Acapulco, Mexico. By the time the they docked, SkyMed… Read More
August 9, 2013
From San Diego, California
Member Swallows Deadly Hydrogen Peroxide, Evacuated from Mexico to CA
My wife and I were playing cards at a friends in San Carlos in Sonora, Mexico, when my friend asked me about an air vacation card he had mentioned earlier. I reached into my wallet and pulled the SkyMed TAKES YOU HOME card out that I always… Read More
August 9, 2013
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from Canada, British Columbia
SkyMed Transports Member Home from Mexico
Anne and I had been traveling to Melaque, Mexico for several years when in February of 2020 we both came down with Dengue fever,” says John Neville. “I was recovering nicely but Anne’s sickness was complicated by her underlying Addison’s disease. After five days, her oxygen levels became so critical that the doctor instructed that… Read More
July 31, 2024
from Montgomery, Alabama
SkyMed Helps Covid Stricken Member Get
In September of 2021, Barbara and Tony Olm were on trip through the Southwest US with their Airstream Club. “While in Utah, our truck broke down and was towed an hour away to the nearest diesel mechanic,” says Barbara. “It was determined we needed a new motor which would require several weeks. We decided to… Read More
July 31, 2024
from Springfield, Missouri
SkyMed Helps Member in Extraordinary Circumstance
My husband, Peter, and I were enjoying ourselves on a popular cruise line,” recalls Duffy Nemers. “We had just left Dubai and were on the Red Sea. Peter got quite ill, and I called the ship’s medical facility. We discovered he had had a silent heart attack. The ship’s facility couldn’t do much for him,… Read More
July 26, 2024
from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
SkyMed Members Receive Three SkyMed X-Pat Services in Two Years!
Sy Zachar and Bill Gerich, together, have experienced three SkyMed services in the last two years. Both Sy and Bill have been SkyMed members in need of a SkyMed emergency flight from San Miguel, Mexico, to their destination of choice in West Palm Beach, FL, for immediate treatment of serious medical conditions. Sy, needing treatment … Read More
July 26, 2024
from Bergen, New York
SkyMed Transports Member in time for Medical Treatments
In the winter months, Randy and Diane Hill like to travel around the US seeking new adventures with their two dogs, Monty and Zephyr. While in San Diego, California, Diane began having trouble breathing. Randy rushed her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a Pleural Infusion (water in the cavity around her lung)… Read More
July 26, 2024
from La Crosse, Wisconsin
SkyMed Transports Doctor Back Home
Dr. Bruce Erdmann, and his wife Meri Sue, were enjoying Easter Day in Naples, Florida. After watching TV for a couple of hours, Bruce stood up and felt discomfort in his chest. He began to sweat profusely and turned white in color. Soon a neighbor, an internal medicine doctor, was driving him to the hospital… Read More
July 22, 2024
from Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands
X-Pat SkyMed Member Recommends SkyMed- “They Will Take You Home!
Patricia DesLauriers, an American X-Pat living on the Island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, describes her SkyMed experience when she had taken a bad fall and shattered her knee cap. She states, “The small hospital on the island could not handle this emergency as I needed immediate surgery. The hospital staff stabilized … Read More
July 26, 2024
from Peoria, Arizona
SkyMed Transports Member from St. Maarten to Phoenix, AZ
Robert and Patricia Young had just arrived for their vacation at Simpson Bay Resort in St. Maarten. They were looking forward to a great time as all their children and grandchildren were with them. On the first night after arriving, Patricia walked into the bathroom and slipped on a rug on a marble floor. She… Read More
January 12, 2024
from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
SkyMed Transports Member Back to the States for Surgery
It was just a normal day in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and I was putting water in my dog’s dish,” says Gayle Paulson. “My hip collapsed just like that and was broken. I woke up to find myself on my back and lying in my kitchen. My friend who was living with me found… Read More
October 30, 2023
from Goderich, Ontario
SkyMed Transports Member Back to Canada
I was at my park model in Southern Aire RV Resort in the NE corner of Tampa, Florida when I had a fall,” says Lynn Halonen. “I knew I had broken something. I had been living with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease). Within minutes, my neighbors had me in their car and on the way… Read More
October 20, 2023
from Freeport, Maine
SkyMed Transports Member from Mexico and Back Home Again, Two Times!
I had surgery for malignant melanoma in 1999 that was successful, says Tom Saliba. “Since that time, I have been checked every three months. While I was down in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the local dermatologist thought she saw something. After getting tested, the biopsy came back malignant. Not wanting to have surgery in… Read More
October 20, 2023
from White River Junction, Vermont
SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorcycle Back to Vermont
I am an 82-year-old motorcyclist,” says Muriel Farrington. “I was riding my motorcycle up through the Appalachians along the Virginia / West Virginia border when I felt pain in my lower left back. I had just ridden through 17 miles of National Forests without seeing another car – I loved it. After several hours of… Read More
October 20, 2023
from Laredo, Texas
SkyMed International Transports Mexico Member to USA Hospital
SkyMed International Transports Mexico Member to USA Hospital “I live in Mexico,” says Ellen Siegel, “and I was talking to a friend about her recent health scare, for which she required surgery in the United States. She explained how the air transportation was going to be handled by SkyMed. Since her surgery was not an… Read More
September 15, 2023
from Garden City, New York
SkyMed Member Transported via Helicopter to Heart Hospital
SkyMed Member Transported via Helicopter to Heart Hospital Longtime SkyMed Members, Vicky and Lewis Harding, living in their RV, were camp hosts in a Missouri State Park. Lewis had returned from checking some onsite buildings and wasn’t feeling well. After convincing him to get checked out, Vicky drove him to the hospital in Lebanon… Read More
August 17, 2023
from New Braunfels, Texas
SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorhome Back to Texas
SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorhome Back to Texas Annette and Carlos Espinoza were attending the FMCA Rally in Perry, Georgia when they encountered a speed bump, literally! Carlos was riding his electric bicycle in the park when he hit a speed bump resulting in a crash and an injury. Carlos, aware that he had tweaked his… Read More
August 10, 2023
from Torrington, Canada
SkyMed Member Receives Reimbursement for Canadian Ambulance Transport
SkyMed Member Receives Reimbursement for Canadian Ambulance Transport Longtime SkyMed Members, Canadians Dave and Pat Miller, enjoy spending their winters near Yuma, Arizona. They first became SkyMed Members after attending a SkyMed presentation in Wellton, AZ in the Arrowhead RV Park. This particular year, the winter flew by quickly and soon they were back in… Read More
August 4, 2023
from Alamo, Texas
SkyMed International Transports Member, Vehicle, and Motorhome Back Home
SkyMed International Transports Member, Vehicle, and Motorhome Back Home “It’s possible that your injury diagnosed as a slipped disc may result in serious injury, paralysis from the waist down, or even in death”, Marian ‘Ann’ Rowland was told by doctors after arriving at a Texas hospital with pain radiating from her lower spine. With such… Read More
August 3, 2023
from Newaygo, Michigan
SkyMed International Takes Deathly Ill Member Back Home
Grant and Sharon Bisel, of Newaygo, Michigan, were on their way to visit their son who lived 250 miles away in Wyandotte, MI. Grant was not himself. Arriving at their son’s, Grant was unable to walk, and it took 20 minutes to get him into the house. An ambulance was called, and Grant was taken… Read More
August 3, 2023
from Metropolis, Illinois
SkyMed International Provides Transportation for Daughters in Time of Member’s Need
William ‘Dale’ Wright, and his wife, Janice, began a full-time adventure and headed to the Balloon Fest in Albuquerque, NM. Prior to their departure, Jan had contracted Covid-19, and after hospitalization and treatment, she received permission from medical authorities to go on their planned trip. After the Balloon Fest, the couple traveled across the lower states to… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Wauchula, Florida
SkyMed Member Shares Tumultuous Story of Getting Hit by a Truck
June Post was taking a road trip to visit her sons. She traveled from Florida to Ohio before arriving in the Highlands area of South Carolina. Having time to explore, June was curious about Falls Park on the Reedy River. Walking along South Main Street, she saw that the access to the park was across… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Warsaw, Missouri
SkyMed Offers RV Return During Members’ Stressful Situation
Linda and David Hughes travel to Harlingen, a city in South Texas, for four to five months every year. This particular year, a stressful series of cascading events, like a chain of falling dominos, took place. First, Linda came down with Covid and had to quarantine for 10 days. After recuperating, she traveled home to… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Thessalon, Canada
SkyMed Member Experiences Ambulance Ride Due to Ruptured Appendix
SkyMed Member Experiences Ambulance Ride Due to Ruptured Appendix On February 10th, a Friday morning at the Encore Golden Sun RV Resort in Apache Junction, Arizona, Joyce Fielder wasn’t feeling well. As the morning went on, the uncomfortable feeling turned into severe pain in her abdomen. At 4PM, fearing a heart attack, her husband, Stanley… Read More
July 28, 2023
from New Holland, South Dakota
SkyMed Air Flights Member with Vertebrae Fracture Home to Comfort
SkyMed Air Flights Member with Vertebrae Fracture Home to Comfort My wife, Carol, and I like to spend time in Yuma, Arizona every year,” says Harold Dykstra. “This particular year on May 20, Carol began to experience some pain in her back. Her pain lessened after a quick visit to and a shot at the… Read More
July 28, 2023
from Andover, Ohio
SkyMed International Transports Member with Pneumonia to Local Hospital
SkyMed International Transports Member with Pneumonia to Local Hospital “Every year now since our SkyMed experience,” says Laurie Conrad, “Walter and I, as the Wagon Masters of the weeklong KZ/Venture International Rally in Shipshewana, Indiana, make sure a presentation time is offered to SkyMed International. Why? SkyMed helped us so much in our time of… Read More
July 24, 2023
from Florida
SkyMed Does the Right Thing, Every Single Time!
Sharon and her late husband, Rick Gilbert, had been SkyMed Members for years when the unexpected happened. Read on for her story—we’re happy to say it has a very good ending—and we’re grateful to have been able to work with her and Dan Zile to ensure their SkyMed Memberships were precisely what they needed when… Read More
November 4, 2022
from Springfield, Missouri
Motorcycle Accident Equals Broken Arm in KY, SkyMed Flies Members Back to CA Home Hospital
SkyMed Champions Donna and Clark know that accidents don’t take vacations—and neither does SkyMed! SkyMed not only flies the Member and their companion back to their home hospital in the city of choice, but will also ensure vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, and cargo trailers get back to where they need to be. “A group of… Read More
April 1, 2022
from Kalispell, Montana
SkyMed Flies Member With Severe Pancreatitis From MT to MN
We were on our way to Alaska in our new motorhome. Harold ended up with a fever five nights in a row, so I took him to the hospital in Kalispell, Montana. There they discovered he had pancreatitis. The doctor said it would take more than five days to get well, so we would have… Read More
March 26, 2022
from South Fork, Colorado
SkyMed Surprises Member with Reimbursement
SkyMed always encourages its Members to contact us immediately after receiving medical attention. Sometimes, though, we don’t hear from them until after the fact. Even then, SkyMed can still deliver our trademark peace of mind. Such was the case with SkyMed Champion Cynthia Thomas. “I called SkyMed in October to renew my membership and, out… Read More
March 7, 2022
from Texas
Pandemic Delays Complicate Heart Patient’s Return to NY, SkyMed Goes the Extra Mile
In April 2020, my husband had a heart valve replacement (TAVR) procedure that was supposed to mean 2-3 days in the hospital. Complications turned it into five days plus two weeks’ rehab,” says Dylis Barre. At the time, COVID-19 was moving swiftly through the nation. Not only was Dylis barred from even seeing Claude, but… Read More
March 7, 2022
from Guadalajara, Mexico
Heart Attack in Mexico Requires Life Flight to Arizona
When Douglas Miller, an ex-pat living in Guadalajara, Mexico, began having light chest pains, he consulted a cardiologist who quickly suggested a heart catheterization to determine the cause. According to friend Kerri Moon, Douglas was told in no uncertain terms that he needed surgery immediately. “[We] made the call [to SkyMed] together upon first hearing… Read More
June 9, 2021
from Portland, Oregon
Broken Clavicle Requires Surgery, SkyMed Member Flown from MX to OR
An ex-pat in beautiful Lake Chapala, Mexico, SkyMed Champion Keith McKalip was enjoying a pickleball game when he went “too far” for the ball and ended up with a broken clavicle. Keith was taken to the hospital in Ajijic, where the doctor took an X-ray and stabilized him. “The next day, I saw an orthopedic… Read More
May 14, 2021
from Joplin, Missouri
Member Has Diabetic Foot Emergency, Flown to Home Hospital Within 24 Hours
While on a caravan trip to the Newmar Rally in Syracuse, NY last September, I started having problems with my foot. A friend suggested I go to Urgent Care. When the doctor saw me, he immediately said: “Mr. Lown, if we don’t do something now, you’re going to lose either your toe or your foot… Read More
August 3, 2020
from Canada
Member Has Motorcycle Accident in AZ; RV and Bike Returned to Canada
We were in Kearney, AZ, when I stopped my motorcycle abruptly, it fell over and landed on my left thigh. I ended up with a huge hematoma and was admitted to the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. As it turned out, I required three surgeries and 8 days of total bed rest. “Meanwhile, the… Read More
August 3, 2020
from Mazatlán, Mexico
Member Has Heart Attack in Mazatlán, Flown Home to NHs
SkyMed Champions Ray and Joella Paquette were enjoying their ex-pat life in Mazatlán, Mexico, when Ray suffered a heart attack in November 2019. He was taken to the Sharp Hospital Mazatlán, where the doctors determined he needed cardiac surgery. They successfully implanted three stents in Ray’s heart, but unfortunately in the ICU he began… Read More
July 21, 2020
from National Parks, West Coast
Member Suffers Stroke, SkyMed Takes Him Home
In 2017 we attended a SkyMed presentation by Paul and Carolyn Kees and quickly learned how important it was to have SkyMed was as we were both healthy but in our seventies. Two years later in June of 2019 we were touring with 42 people in the National Parks on the West Coast and… Read More
February 15, 2020
from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Thankful for SkyMed
On January 6, 2019, as my husband and I were walking to a friend’s house for dinner, I slipped and fell and hurt my right arm and shoulder. Long story, short version, I eventually went to the Unimed Clinic in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for evaluation. The X-ray showed a fracture below the head… Read More
February 15, 2020
from Winnipeg, Canada
Member Has Mini-Stroke, Flown from TX to CAN
I got sick on or about January 4, 2019. The doctors in Pharr, Texas did not want me to either drive or fly home. It was believed that I had had a mini-stroke. Finally, on February 20, 2019, the doctors signed off and advised me to go home as I felt well enough to do… Read More
December 26, 2019
from Saskatoon, Canada
Member in Coma in Mexico Hospital Goes Home
My wife, Diane, was very sick with pneumonia here in Barra de Navidad, Mexico. I took her to a hospital in Manzanillo and shortly after she went into a coma. The doctor said she had a massive stroke and would not come out of it, but thank God, they were wrong. A day later she… Read More
December 11, 2019
from Cleveland, Ohio
Mexico Ex-Pat Eric Kaplan Shares His SkyMed Experiences
At SkyMed, we quickly learned that some of our strongest advocates are our Members. Eric Kaplan wanted us to share his story, and we’re pleased to do so. Thank you, Eric!, we’re grateful we were there when you needed us! “Several years ago I purchased a five-year SkyMed policy in case I needed to get… Read More
August 5, 2019
from Kansas Naperville, IL
SkyMed Member Suffers Congestive Heart Failure During Driving Trip to Alaska
Jim & Kathie Carter from Naperville, IL We left Chicago on April 29, 2018 to go on a planned three-month driving trip to Alaska. We met most of our group in Great Falls, Montana, and then traveled on to Cochran, Alberta for four or five days. On our last day there, Kathie had been… Read More
July 28, 2018
from Ajijic, Mexico
Member With Internal Bleeding Airlifted from Guadalajara, MEX to Los Angeles, CA
Pepe & Concha Gurski Ajijic, Mexico We live in Ajijic, Mexico and on December 27, 2017, my husband, Pepe, had internal bleeding from a stomach ulcer and was hemorrhaging. We went to the hospital in Guadalajara and this became an extreme emergency because they did not have his blood type and he needed surgery. We… Read More
June 5, 2018
from Crossville, Tennessee
Member Flown from Texas to Tennessee for Rehab; RV Returned
David & Mary Jo Deming from Crossville, Tennessee We live in Tennessee and had been wintering in Mission, Texas. We winter in a 5th wheel and tow it with a Peterbilt truck. During our time there my wife, Mary Jo, had to have unexpected bypass surgery and was not allowed to get up into the… Read More
March 31, 2018
from Polk City, Florida
Newmar Member Diagnosed with Blood Clot & AFib Flown from MT to FL & RV Returned
Roger & Renee Erdelac from Polk City, Florida My wife, Renee, and I were getting our RV ready to go on our yearly five-month adventure and our trip this year was to follow Lewis & Clarks Northwest Passage. I had been having knee trouble before we left and by the time we made it to Great… Read More
September 19, 2017
from Sedalia, MO
After Back Surgery & Rehab in TX Member Flown Home to MO
Lois Schnackenberg – Sedalia, MO I had just had back surgery and was in a rehab center for almost a month in Brownsville, Texas and needed to go home to Sedalia, Missouri. I knew I had SkyMed but I didn’t know how it worked so I called and talked to Jim. The pain was very bad… Read More
July 25, 2017
from New York, NY
Member Suffers Broken Hip in Mexico, Airlifted Home to New York
Leslie Jaeger – New York, NY While sweeping down the stairs from the new restaurant on Cuna de Allende, I reached for the banister but it wasn’t where I expected it to be. I landed smack on my hip which shattered. The Red Cross arrived, bundled me into the ambulance and bounced me over the cobbles… Read More
July 20, 2017
from Denver, Colorado
Member Develops Pneumonia in Tucson, Flown Home to Denver
Bob & Doris Jones – Denver, Colorado My wife, Doris, and I were camping at an RV resort in Tucson and on Monday, March 20, 2017, I woke up perspiring with a high fever and chills. While still in my PJs I told Doris to call 911 because we’re going to the ER. She called… Read More
June 26, 2017
from New Brunswick, Canada
SkyMed Member Has Heart Attack in RV, Evacuated from AZ to Canada
Burt & Kathy Campbell New Brunswick, Canada On February 13, 2017, my husband, Burt, suffered a heart attack in our RV in Yuma, Arizona. A 911 call was made & he was transported by ambulance to the local hospital where he underwent immediate bypass surgery. There were many complications but finally, after he was stabilized, SkyMed… Read More
May 23, 2017
from The Villages, Florida
Global ETS Member with Femur Injury Evacuated from Greece to Florida
Bob & Bette Burgfechtel The Villages, Florida Recently my wife, Bette, and I were on a Viking Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Greece. While on the ship I suffered an unusual injury to my right femur which was very painful. My wife got help immediately and shortly after that our cabin was full of people… Read More
May 23, 2017
from Cleveland, Ohio
SkyMed Members Trapped in RV While Tornado Slams Through RV Park
Charles & Jill Heath from Cleveland, Ohio My wife, Jill, and I were wintering in South Florida and on our route home stopped to stay a few nights at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park near Lake Okeechobee. We had been watching the weather and thought we would hook up the truck and trailer so we… Read More
May 3, 2017
from San Miguel, Mexico
SkyMed Member Suffers Fall, Flown from Mexico to Miami for Surgery
Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen San Miguel, Mexico As an ex-patriate living in Mexico, I am pleased to offer my experience with SkyMed. In September 2016 (three months after my enrollment) I suffered a fall with fractured head of the humerus, and a radical tear of my rotary cuff, including rupture of the… Read More
April 20, 2017
from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Member Calls SkyMed to Get Back to the US; Avoids Colostomy
Kathleen Phelps Puerto Vallarta, Mexico I joined SkyMed right before I turned 65 because I knew I would need to get to the US to use my Medicare. Two years ago, I awoke with a pain in my lower left side. I thought if I ignored it, it would just go away, but it just got… Read More
April 11, 2017
from San Miguel, Mexico
Member has Stroke in Left Eye Flies from San Miguel to ATL for Evaluation
Max & Alice Neufeld San Miguel, Mexico On December 31, 2015 my wife and I became members of the SkyMed Program. In June of 2016 I suffered a mild stroke in my left eye. It was diagnosed and treated here in San Miguel. The diagnosis revealed that the cause of the stroke was due to… Read More
December 22, 2016
from Canada
Badly Broken Shoulder From Fall In Innsbruck, Austria
SkyMed and GLOBAL members Nolger and Rosa Lemke were some 5,000 miles away from their home in Canada enjoying a planned hiking tour in the mountains of Austria when Rosa fell and broke her shoulder. After walking twenty minutes to a mountain hut Rosa was helicoptered to a local hospital and told she would need… Read More
August 30, 2016
from Clarkston, Michigan
Member Airlifted from Mexico to New York
Daniel & Sheryl Malin Clarkston, Michigan ~ This was a life saver ~ Our testimonial on how Sky Med worked with our doctors here in Mexico and New York: Three weeks ago the unthinkable happened to Dan my husband. It was like any other Thursday, we got up and left to go to Guadalajara for a… Read More
August 23, 2016
from Clarkston, Michigan
Pneumonia in Florida Requests to be Flown Home to Michigan
Carolyn & Don Place Clarkston, Michigan When I realized my husband’s health would not allow me to drive him back to Michigan I called SkyMed for help. Jim Edwards answered my very first call. He was very reassuring, saying: “You have enough to be concerned with and we will do whatever is needed to get… Read More
April 19, 2016
from Madison, Wisconsin
Member Suffers Stroke While in Florida
Dean & Donna Eveland Madison, Wisconsin My wife and I have homes in both Florida and Wisconsin. We’re in Florida from October until mid-May and spend the other months in Wisconsin. Our children and grandchildren live in Wisconsin and most of our medical care providers are there. We knew that if either of us had… Read More
March 20, 2016
from Harrisonburg, VA
Wally Byam Member Suddenly Becomes Ill
Ray & Paige Landes Harrisonburg, VA Ray and I were on our 16th Wally Byam Airstream caravan traveling from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. During our stay at a campground Ray became very nauseous. After two days he became cold, clammy, sweaty and confused. The caravan leader said Ray was in shock and he was taken to… Read More
February 29, 2016
from San Miguel, Mexico
Possible Eye Surgery Flown from San Miguel, MEX to Madison, WI
Deb Martinelli, San Miguel, Mexico Jack and I live full-time in San Miguel, Mexico after relocating here from Madison, Wisconsin three years ago. Recently I experienced problems with my right eye and my eye surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin was concerned about the possibility of a torn or detached retina. He had successfully operated on the same eye a year ago and recommended… Read More
November 11, 2015
from Smithfield, Rhode Island
Traveler Breaks Hip in St. Maarten Flown Home to Providence, RI
Donald Thompson Smithfield, Rhode Island While staying at the Flamingo Beach Resort in St. Maarten, my husband fell and broke his hip. We were transported by ground ambulance to the St. Maarten Medical Center and, with all due respect to those who live on St. Maarten and need to receive healthcare there, it was not… Read More
September 1, 2015
from Lafayette, Louisiana
Global ETS Member with Life-Threatening Disease Evacuated from Spain to LA
Edward Cazayoux Lafayette, Louisiana I had traveled to Spain to meet with family members and to walk for a week on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. After the Camino, I went to the south of Spain to visit Granada and Seville. At one point I traveled by bus which broke down and when a rescue bus… Read More
August 24, 2015
from Leesburg, Florida
SkyMed Member Flown Home to FL From Spain
Gerald & Kathryn Line Leesburg, Florida Two weeks into our 30-day cruise in the Grand Canary Islands Gerald mysteriously began vomiting blood and was taken to the ship’s infirmary. They were unable to care for his needs and moved him to the closest private hospital on the island. I called Global ETS and reported the… Read More
July 29, 2015
from Ontario, Canada
Canadian Member Needing Urgent Medical Services Flown Home to Ontario, Canada
Ronald Harding Ontario, Canada After catching a cold in February of 2015 I developed chronic shortness of breath to the point where I was terrified to fall asleep at night because I would stop breathing in my sleep and would wake up choking. This happened night after night and I finally drove myself to the… Read More
May 14, 2015
from Moorehead, Minnesota
Member Flown Home to Avoid Further Health Complications
Del & Luann Larson Moorehead, Minnesota In March of 2014 my wife and I were on our way back to Minnesota from our winter vacation in Tucson and stopped in Mesa due to an electrical problem. The next evening my wife Luann wasn’t feeling well and went to bed early, only to be awakened around… Read More
May 6, 2015
from Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico
Member Living in Lake Chapala, Mexico Needs Urgent Medical Treatment in US
Denis & Julika Bond Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico While my husband and I were in Mexico, where we live, he was suddenly unable to empty his bladder. I took him to a nearby hospital and the urologist diagnosed him with acute blockage of the urethra. He was catheterized and given a prescription for antibiotics and… Read More
March 27, 2015
from Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
Suspected Cardiac Event Requires Life Flight from Yellowstone
Richard & Judy Haphey Pequot Lakes, Minnesota During the summer of 2014 we were working at Bridge Bay Campground in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. In early August, after two days of having a stomach ache, I began vomiting in the middle of the night. My wife was very concerned and consulted a retired nurse in the… Read More
February 2, 2015
from Pequot Laramie, Wyoming
Global ETS Member Evacuated After Accident in Belize
Maron & Charlotte Davis Laramie, Wyoming After many years of wanting to go to Belize, Global ETS members Charlotte and Maron Davis finally decided to vacation there. During their stay they signed up for a tour to travel up the Jungle River to see the Mayan ruins. Along the way Charlotte slipped and fell on… Read More
January 16, 2015
from Longmont, Colorado
Holiday Rambler Member Flown Home to Colorado Due to Terminal Illness
Charles & Dorothy Larson Longmont, Colorado While wintering in Donna, Texas in March of 2014 my wife Dorothy began having back pain and had difficulty walking. We took her to the hospital and test results confirmed she had a lower lumbar fracture and a form of blood cancer. We knew we needed to get her… Read More
January 16, 2015
from LSan Benito, Texas
SkyMed Member Needs Surgery After Falling Off Roof
Allen & Sharon Bills San Benito, Texas While visiting our son Richie in Illinois in August of 2014 my husband was helping with roof work when he suddenly lost his footing and fell 12 feet down onto the cement driveway. When I found him he was lying in a pool of blood with a huge… Read More
January 12, 2015
from Gainesville, Georgia
Member Suffers Stroke While Visiting Family in Canada
Lynne Clements –Gainesville, Georgia My husband and I were away from our home in Georgia visiting my family in a remote area of New Brunswick, Canada. While we were there I woke up in the middle of the night and discovered I had no sensation at all on my right side. I had recently been… Read More
October 29, 2014
from Pittsburgh, PA
Sudden Heart Attack in FL Needs Open Heart Surgery in PA
Richard & Rose Strayer Pittsburgh, PA While we were wintering in Florida earlier this year Richard suddenly couldn’t breathe and although he was not in pain we took him to the doctor. An EKG was performed and the doctor told us there was a big change from the EKG from last October and that Richard… Read More
October 29, 2014
from San Jose, California
Gold Wing Member Has Accident Before SkyMed Membership is Processed
Roger Moraes – San Jose, California While at a Gold Wing Road Riders Association district rally Roger Moraes and fiancée Mary Kay Jeskey attended a breakfast presentation given by SkyMed Representative Peggy Wood. Roger and Mary Kay were the first ones to sign up for a SkyMed Ultimate membership with an additional three-year extension. The… Read More
September 2, 2014
from Boston, Massachusetts
Unexpected Slip & Fall While Glacier Hiking in Reykjavik
Paul D’Espinosa Boston, Massachusetts My wife, Deb, and I had flown to Reykjavik Iceland, the capital of Iceland, to see the Northern Lights and explore the city. During our visit we decided to go glacier hiking and had on all the required hiking gear. It snowed the night before and we were hiking on solid… Read More
August 11, 2014
from Houston, Texas
Slip & Fall Accident in Switzerland
Sondra Nelson Houston, Texas I was in Switzerland visiting the Christmas markets over the holidays and on the next to the last day of my trip I slipped and fell on the ice. I broke my leg above the ankle and needed surgery. I was taken to Interlaken Hospital and called my daughter from the emergency… Read More
July 16, 2014
from Bellevue, Nebraska
Heart Trouble On The Way Home, Bellevue, NE
Duane & Marian Cheney – Bellevue, Nebraska – Duane and I were driving down the highway in our 36’ Winnebago motorhome and towing our pickup on our way home from Wellton, Arizona to Bellevue, Nebraska. By the time we got to Alamogordo New Mexico it was around 7:00 p.m. Duane wasn’t feeling well and complained of… Read More
July 8, 2014
from Ypsilanti, Michigan
After 3 Hospitalizations in FLA, Member Wants To Go Home To MI
Donald & Thelma Preston Ypsilanti, Michigan While my wife and I were wintering in Zephyrhills, Florida, I discovered blood in my urine. I went to an Urgent Care doctor who treated me for an infection, but I didn’t get any better with antibiotics. Five days later I went to the ER and was admitted right… Read More
July 2, 2014
from San Francisco, California
Blood Transfusion Needed Aboard Cruise Ship – St. Petersburg, Russia
Don Sweet – San Francisco, California My wife and I had been traveling in Russia and this was our first time taking the winter cruise between St. Petersburg and Moscow-Minsk. After three days on the cruise I noticed I had blood blisters here and there and bruise-like marks on my body and went to see the… Read More
July 2, 2014
from Philadelphia, PA
FMCA Member Has Heart Attack In Florida
Charles & Donna Bond – Philadelphia, PA 20th Century Wagontrainers’ member has heart attack in Florida While wintering in Sebastian, Florida, my husband Charlie had a heart attack and more… he aspirated. I took him to the emergency room and he had another heart attack while we were waiting in the ER. It seemed as… Read More
June 6, 2014
from Prescott, Arizona
FMCA Member Has Stroke In Prescott, Arizona
Marvin & Deanna Pitts – Prescott, Arizona My husband, Marvin, had a major stroke on February 18, 2014, and when I recognized what was happening to him, I knew I had to act quickly so I drove him to Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, about 15 minutes away. I went in and told… Read More
May 5, 2014
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Heart Attack On Carnival Cruise Ship Near Cozumel, Mexico
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Molnar – Vancouver, BC, Canada My wife and I were on board the Carnival Glory Cruise Ship near Cozumel, Mexico, when around 2:00 a.m. I had a heart attack. My wife called 911 on the ship and they had to revive me and put me on oxygen. They kept me stable and… Read More
March 19, 2014
from Tailors, SC
Sue and Gordon Belcher, Tailors, SC
Because there was no MRI available in Saint John, New Brunswick, to correctly diagnose Sue’s illness, SkyMed had us home in just a few hours. Without SkyMed, it would have cost us $20,000 to get Sue home. Everyone should have SkyMed, but pray you never have to use them.” Gordon Belcher WBCCI Wally Byam Caravan… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Northern California
Husband Becomes Ill at RV Rally in OR, Wife Calls SkyMed from CA
Steven & Diane Siler Steven Siler was attending an RV rally in Oregon, with nothing more on his mind then seeing friends and doing some socializing. Steven began to feel ill, but let the symptoms go for a few days thinking it would pass. When it became apparent his symptoms were getting worse he decided… Read More
August 14, 2013
from West Virginia
Stan & Mary Schwenke, West Virginia
ONLY THIRTY SECONDS TO ESCAPE!!! It was a beautiful summer day as Stanley and Mary Schwenke traveled down the West Virginia Turnpike on their way to an RV rally in Virginia. All of a sudden, they heard a big boom coming from the engine of their motorhome. Seconds later they heard another boom followed by… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Hemet, California
Wally Byam Member’s Wife Becomes Violently Ill, Husband calls SkyMed
Lou & Betty Sales Lou & Betty Sales were attending the Wally Byam Caravan Club International (WBCCI) rally in Lansing, Michigan. Betty became violently ill, and Lou rushed her to a nearby hospital emergency room. Writes Lou, “The shock of this occurrence left me bewildered and alone in an unfamiliar environment, with the Independence Day… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Georgetown, Massachusetts
Husband & Wife Both Wind up in Hospital While Wintering in Florida
Joseph & Caroline Sheehan Joseph and Caroline Sheehan, from Georgetown, Massachusetts, were wintering at Thousand Trails Campground in Orlando, Florida, when Mr. Sheehan fell and fractured his hip while exiting his motor home. A passerby saw what had happened and called 911 and Joe was taken by ground ambulance to Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee and… Read More
August 14, 2013
from Orange Park, Florida
Member Becomes Critically Ill & Needs Immediate Surgery
Joe and Betty Ryals – Orange Park, Florida Joe and Betty Ryals, from Orange Park, Florida, were in Buffalo, Wyoming en route to Gillette, Wyoming to attend the 2012 Holiday Rambler International Rally when Joe got sick and was in a lot of pain. They took him to the emergency room and found out he had … Read More
August 14, 2013
From Rockville, Maryland
Member Breaks Hip in Mexico, Goes Home for Surgery
Mary Jean & Roland Carter, Rockville, Maryland I was very thankful that I am a SkyMed Member when I broke my hip in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A young woman called SkyMed for me and was told that I would be picked up the next morning at the Leon Airport. The trip from San… Read More
August 9, 2013
From Tucson
Husband Interned in Mexico Hospital, Wife Calls SkyMed for Help
Guy & Linda Scholey Guy and Linda Scholey live in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and in spite of the high altitude, Guy had successfully managed his COPD with oxygen supplements. Little did they dream they would need SkyMed’s air evacuation services until Guy was briefly interned in an outstanding hospital in Queretaro, an hour… Read More
August 9, 2013
From Olympia, Washington State
Gordon & Connie Adams, Olympia, WA
Gordon and Connie Adams were cruising aboard the QE2 when SkyMed received a distress call from the ship’s doctor. Mr. Adams had suffered a critical illness due to elevated blood pressure while the QE2 was at sea, the day before the ship was to dock in Acapulco, Mexico. By the time the they docked, SkyMed… Read More
August 9, 2013
From San Diego, California
Member Swallows Deadly Hydrogen Peroxide, Evacuated from Mexico to CA
Bob & Ruth Raasveld – San Diego, CA My wife and I were playing cards at a friends in San Carlos in Sonora, Mexico, when my friend asked me about an air vacation card he had mentioned earlier. I reached into my wallet and pulled the SkyMed TAKES YOU HOME card out that I always… Read More
August 9, 2013
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