Eric Kaplan
I certainly did not expect to need it, but the cost was reasonable and, yuck, we’re getting older. Well, in the past few years I have had two totally unanticipated major health challenges (heart problems and cancer) and the last one culminating was surgery in the US just a few weeks ago. In both instances […]
Murray & Diane Melrose
started to come out of it and the doctors said it was a miracle. By that time our two daughters had flown down to help me return with their mother and she was coming around and getting more stable every minute. My daughters took over and contacted SkyMed and they handled everything from there on […]
Jules & Paulette Hebert
My wife and I had been in contact with our SkyMed Representative Stan & Mary Schwenke and they were waiting for the signoff before making arrangements for me and my wife to fly home on a commercial flight. Arrangements were also made for a friend of ours to drive our car home to Canada and […]
Sidney & Ida Martin
below the head of the humerus bone and a slight dislocation at the shoulder. The doctor said I needed surgery and would have to spend the night and have surgery the next day. My husband and I had previously discussed returning to the USA for any serious medical event. Immediately, I replied to the doctor […]
Terry French & Sharon Anania
hotel room in Chicago for the night. As I was getting the key for our room, I noticed that Terry was sitting on a large stool in the lobby with his head down on his lap and, after touching him, I realized he had just had a stroke. Someone called 911 for us and Terry […]
Ray & Joella Paquette
“delusional syndrome,” which can be triggered in some elderly patients by hospitalization after surgery. Recovery was slow, but throughout this trying time, Joella had SkyMed standing by to take them back to their home in the US. From Joella: Jim Edwards, of SkyMed, was always there, my right arm, my safety net. I called and […]
Wally & Lorna Bentt
“Meanwhile, the Novel Corona Virus was hitting the world, causing total chaos. We contacted SkyMed to see if they could get us air evacuated to Edmonton, Alberta. Their staff tried everything to get this done, but we couldn’t go from a hospital in Canada without the COVID test, and the US wouldn’t test us without […]
Martin & Nancy Lown
toe or your foot. You need to be hospitalized now!” Well, I’m caregiver to my wife and leaving her alone in the RV while I went to the hospital was not an option. On the way back to the motorhome I told her, “I’m in trouble and we need to get home.” By that time, […]
Keith & Connie McKalip
day, I saw an orthopedic surgeon at Ajijic Hospital and discussed options and cost,” he said. “It was very painful and hard to move about.” It was at that point he decided to call SkyMed and check his options. “I also called my doc in Portland, who found a surgeon who could perform the surgery […]
Douglas Miller
“[We] made the call [to SkyMed] together upon first hearing the news of the severity of the issue,” recalls Kerri. “He thought it wouldn’t qualify as an emergency because he wasn’t having an actual heart attack!” However, as far as SkyMed was concerned, Douglas was in critical need. “We were directed to [VP Member Services] […]
