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# SkyMed

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## Posts

- [Alan Fielding and Cathy Baeshore](https://skymed.com/alan-fielding-and-cathy-baeshore/) - “We will be forever grateful to the entire team at SkyMed, especially their Member Services team,” says Cathy Baeshore. “My husband, Alan Fielding, was recovering in Mexico from a micro discectomy – a very simple surgery that he had decided to have done locally. However, as time progressed, he could not walk. We knew there
- [Jim & Kathie Carter](https://skymed.com/jim-kathie-carter/) - having shortness of breath, but we were up to 3,500 feet. The next day it was worse, so we went to the local medical center. While checking her in, something happened, and she could hardly catch her breath. They called an ambulance to take her to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary as they had already
- [Top 5 Bizarre Travel Foods](https://skymed.com/top-5-bizarre-travel-foods/) - Traveling the world often means encountering new and unusual cuisines. In 2024, adventurous foodies...
- [Top National Parks to Visit with an RV](https://skymed.com/top-national-parks-to-visit-with-an-rv/) - Exploring the beauty of the United States in an RV is a dream come true for many adventurers. In 2024, several...
- [Exploring Art Along the Rhine: Three Must-Visit Museums](https://skymed.com/exploring-art-along-the-rhine-three-must-visit-museums/) - The Rhine River, winding through Germany, France, and Switzerland, is not only renowned for its stunning...
- [Bruce & Meri Erdmann](https://skymed.com/bruce-meri-erdmann/) - He underwent catheterization and discovered he had triple vessel disease. This meant major surgery for a triple bypass was needed within a few days. Bruce’s son, Bryan, after hearing the news, reached out to his own personal cardiac team in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The team advised Bruce and Meri to get home to WI where
- [Guy & Linda Scholey](https://skymed.com/guy-linda-scholey/) - in a hospital in Queretaro, one hour from San Miguel. A call was made to SkyMed early that Monday morning. Later that afternoon they were transported by ground ambulance from the hospital in Queretaro to the airport where a Lear jet staffed with a critical care nurse and pulmonary therapist was waiting for them. The
- [Edward Cazayoux](https://skymed.com/edward-cazayoux/) - down and when a rescue bus arrived, I stepped into a tall grassy area after disembarking the broken down bus. By the time I got to Granada I noticed my right shin was inflamed and was bothering me. The next morning my leg was so much worse that I went to the local hospital but
- [Donald Thompson](https://skymed.com/donald-thompson/) - receive healthcare there, it was not a place we wanted to be. The doctors and staff were very pleasant, but they just didn’t have what we in the US expect to have. I am a nurse so I know exactly what I’m talking about. One phone call to SkyMed was all it took and their
- [Deb Martinelli](https://skymed.com/deb-martinelli/) - detached retina. He had successfully operated on the same eye a year ago and recommended a thorough eye exam as soon as I could get to Madison and that surgery would follow within a couple of hours if necessary. I spent a few minutes searching for flights from Leon, Mexico to Madison, Wisconsin and had
- [Ray & Paige Landes](https://skymed.com/ray-paige-landes/) - said Ray was in shock and he was taken to the Emergency Department in Bonavista, Newfoundland, in a very remote area that had only ten beds. He was diagnosed with Sepsis and Cellulitis of his right leg and his white blood count was over 40,000. Ray was very sick and was transferred to Dr. GB
- [Dean & Donna Eveland](https://skymed.com/dean-donna-eveland/) - providers are there. We knew that if either of us had a serious health issue arise we would want to be in Wisconsin with our family. SkyMed offered us the security we were looking for. While we were wintering in Florida this year, I noticed Donna’s speech was slurred and she wasn’t steady on her
- [Carolyn & Don Place](https://skymed.com/carolyn-don-place/) - is needed to get you both back to Michigan.” Apart from the paperwork I needed to provide to verify my husband’s condition and locations, SkyMed did it ALL! SkyMed brought us home from the facility in Zephyrhills, Florida to the facility in Clarkston, Michigan, including our beloved therapy dog, Star. This was accomplished with the
- [Max & Alice Neufeld](https://skymed.com/max-alice-neufeld/) - a transitory event and I did not have any residual issues. I experienced a more severe stroke a few years ago and began to use several doctors in Atlanta who I see on a regular basis. They evaluated the residual effects of that episode. I contacted these doctors who felt it was prudent for me
- [Kathleen Phelps](https://skymed.com/kathleen-phelps/) - evening I checked myself into an excellent hospital in Puerto Vallarta. They ran all the right tests but came in to tell me they would have to operate and give me a colostomy. I thought, oh no, I do NOT want a colostomy! At my request, I was released from the hospital and got home
- [Burt & Kathy Campbell](https://skymed.com/burt-kathy-campbell/) - many complications but finally, after he was stabilized, SkyMed flew us both home by air ambulance to Saint John, New Brunswick to our local hospital. We first learned about SkyMed in a Winnebago Travelers magazine in 2009 and have been SkyMed members ever since. We have been attending the annual SkyMed Appreciation Luncheons in Yuma,
- [Bob & Doris Jones](https://skymed.com/bob-doris-jones/) - to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson. The ER docs took an X-ray and found that my right lung was almost full of pneumonia and the left lung had a few spots. They started an IV and admitted me and I was there for three and a half days. I was released on Thursday and the
- [Leslie Jaeger](https://skymed.com/leslie-jaeger/) - me over the cobbles to H-Plus Hospital. The following morning we were trying to decide what the next move was, who would operate on Sunday, and where. Then I remembered joining SkyMed and this certainly seemed like a qualifying occasion to try it. One call to SkyMed helped us sort out the options available. SkyMed
- [Lois Schnackenberg](https://skymed.com/lois-schnackenberg/) - and my doctor told me I would need a medical escort to fly home with me. SkyMed arranged to fly me home and arranged and paid for my friend, Yolanda, to fly with me to assist me as soon as I was released. How did you find out about SkyMed and why did you choose
- [David & Mary Jo](https://skymed.com/david-mary-jo/) - get up into the the truck or trailer. We signed up for SkyMed several years ago and decided we needed to call SkyMed. Mary Jo went from the hospital to a hospital rehab center for 10-12 days but we needed to get her home to Tennessee for rehab there. During her last few days of being
- [Pepe & Concha Gurski](https://skymed.com/pepe-concha-gurski/) - his blood type and he needed surgery. We called SkyMed and Jim told me what paperwork I needed to gather like our passports, etc. I packed a bag for both of us and SkyMed confirmed an air ambulance would pick us up at 2:00 PM the next day. I went back to the hospital and
- [Walter & Laurie Conrad](https://skymed.com/walter-laurie-conrad/) - time is offered to SkyMed International. Why? SkyMed helped us so much in our time of need, we love these people! We ended up using one of their services almost immediately. As we didn’t expect this, but just three weeks from becoming Members, I came down with a bout of pneumonia. It was SkyMed Member
- [Carol & Harold Dykstra](https://skymed.com/carol-harold-dykstra/) - shot at the ER in Yuma. Unfortunately, it wasn’t many days later, and extreme pain set in. What could be causing her so much pain, we wondered? Did something happen when she had recently sat down hard on her chair, or did something happen when she was stretching and exercising in the pool? On May
- [Stanley & Joyce Fielder](https://skymed.com/stanley-joyce-fielder/) - in her abdomen. At 4PM, fearing a heart attack, her husband, Stanley called SkyMed. SkyMed directed him to arrange for a ground ambulance. Stan called 911. The ambulance arrived for Joyce in less than five minutes! Joyce was hooked up for an EKG to check for a possible heart attack. At this time, she was
- [Mary Jean & Roland Carter](https://skymed.com/mary-jean-roland-carter/) - Miguel to Leon was about two hours and I was so glad to see the SkyMed plane and crew. The crew was efficient and kind and the plane was so comfortable that I slept all the way to Washington, DC. It was good to be home to have the surgery and my family was glad
- [Joe and Betty Ryals](https://skymed.com/joe-and-betty-ryals/) - room and found out he had a twisted colon and the attending doctor said it was critical that he have emergency surgery right away. Joe was immediately transported 140 miles by ground ambulance to C asper Wyoming Medical Center where the surgeon was already waiting for his arrival. The very next morning Betty called S
- [Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Molnar](https://skymed.com/mr-mrs-gilbert-molnar/) - by 9:00 am I was taken by ambulance to the Cozumel Medical Center. When we got there the Medical Center wanted $25,000 up front and my wife gave them $5,000 using our credit card but the clinic said that was not enough. My wife then phoned my daughter and son-in-law and they came up with
- [Marvin & Deanna Pitts](https://skymed.com/marvin-deanna-pitts/) - and went in and told them my husband was having a stroke. They came out and got him and immediately admitted him to the hospital. Soon after that they discovered a blood clot in his brain and helicoptered him 125 miles away to Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Surgery was performed immediately to remove the
- [Charles & Donna Bond](https://skymed.com/charles-donna-bond/) - were waiting in the ER. It seemed as if they were going to just let him die when Charlie looked up at me from the gurney and said, “Please don’t let me die.” They intubated him immediately. While at the local hospital I tried to listen to the doctors and trust them to help Charlie.
- [Don Sweet](https://skymed.com/don-sweet/) - and went to see the doctor on board. I was told I needed to see another doctor because they thought I needed platelets and that I would be back on the ship a few days later, but that’s not what happened. I was taken to a local medical clinic but they couldn’t treat me and
- [Donald & Thelma Preston](https://skymed.com/donald-thelma-preston/) - right away. After a couple of days of testing a mass was found in my right kidney and they told me the kidney would need to be removed. Since I have a bad heart the doctors determined I would need laparoscopic surgery, but they couldn’t do that at Zephyrhills Hospital and transferred me to Tampa
- [Duane & Marian Cheney](https://skymed.com/duane-marian-cheney/) - Duane wasn’t feeling well and complained of being weak, dizzy and light-headed -- and he was the one driving! I thought he could have been having a heart attack and told him we needed to get him to the ER as soon as possible. We parked the motorhome at Etherington RV Park and drove our
- [Sondra Nelson](https://skymed.com/sondra-nelson/) - the emergency room. When I told her what was happening she immediately called GLOBAL ETS for me. During my four-day hospital stay, I received three calls from Global ETS to check on my condition and to determine the discharge date. They also sent over a medical escort who met with the doctor to determine my
- [Paul D’Espinosa](https://skymed.com/paul-despinosa/) - were hiking on solid ice. My crampons were not gripping properly and when I stepped down my foot slipped out from under me. I fell on my left side on the solid ice and all my weight landed on my left shoulder. When I heard something crack I knew something bad had happened. A fellow
- [Roger Moraes](https://skymed.com/roger-moraes/) - membership with an additional three-year extension. The next morning Roger was on his way back from refueling Mary Kay’s motorcycle so they could go for a ride later that day. Then, the unthinkable happened. “As I was exiting off the freeway and onto the overpass I saw that a van and I were both approaching
- [Richard & Rose Strayer](https://skymed.com/richard-rose-strayer/) - October and that Richard needed to get to the hospital immediately. He was taken to The Villages Regional Hospital in Lady Lake, Florida and admitted. After a heart catheterization the doctor told us Richard needed open heart surgery and would need to be taken to a better equipped hospital. He stated they would not release
- [Lynne Clements](https://skymed.com/lynne-clements/) - recently been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and was taking aspirin as suggested by my doctor but this was such a shock because I had been feeling just fine. I thought I must have been having a stroke because I’m a nurse and know the symptoms to look for. I told my husband I needed to
- [Allen & Sharon Bills](https://skymed.com/allen-sharon-bills/) - gash on his forehead. He wasn’t moving and I thought he had passed away. Then he opened his eyes and I asked him where he felt pain and he said he thought he had broken his hip. After getting him to the hospital I finally calmed down and pulled out my SkyMed card which I
- [Charles & Dorothy Larson](https://skymed.com/charles-dorothy-larson/) - cancer. We knew we needed to get her home to Colorado and a friend of ours called SkyMed for us and explained what was happening. SkyMed began making arrangements right away to transport Dorothy from Texas to Colorado and I was able to go with her on the air ambulance flight. As soon as we
- [Maron & Charlotte Davis](https://skymed.com/maron-charlotte-davis/) - way Charlotte slipped and fell on her left side. They first thought it was only a bruise but it turned out she had broken her hip and wrist on her left side. According to Charlotte, “We went up the river to the ruins and when I couldn’t walk they carried me to the boat and
- [Richard & Judy Haphey](https://skymed.com/richard-judy-haphey/) - and consulted a retired nurse in the campground as to what she thought it might be. She told Judy emphatically to take me immediately to the clinic at Lake Village, two miles from our campground site. The clinic blood tests and an EKG showed abnormal readings and detected a possible heart murmur. After consulting a
- [Denis & Julika Bond](https://skymed.com/denis-julika-bond/) - given a prescription for antibiotics and the doctor then recommended Denis stay overnight and have the procedure immediately the next morning. He gave us an estimated cost and after we thought about it we realized Medicare would cover the procedure. We called SkyMed to find out if they would fly us to Houston, Texas so
- [Del & Luann Larson](https://skymed.com/del-luann-larson/) - only to be awakened around midnight with chest pains. Luann has Muscular Dystrophy and had previously had a stroke in January, so I called 911 and they transported her to Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa. The ER monitor showed no signs of a heart attack so they admitted her and began looking for blood clots.
- [Ronald Harding](https://skymed.com/ronald-harding/) - drove myself to the ER at The Villages Regional Hospital at 6:00 a.m., completely exhausted. They admitted me and ran several tests and the cardiovascular doctor told me I had severe heart damage and may have had a heart attack or two and would run more tests. He also said I had fluid on my
- [Gerald & Kathryn Line](https://skymed.com/gerald-kathryn-line/) - island. I called Global ETS and reported the incident. While at the hospital they discovered Gerald had a bleeding ulcer which they cauterized and he started getting better. We thought we would be able to enjoy the rest of the cruise but Gerald had lost a lot of blood and went downhill quickly. He was
- [Bob & Ruth Raasveld](https://skymed.com/bob-ruth-raasveld/) - I told him that if I never used it in the 5 years I had it, which was to expire in one more year, that the investment would still be worth the money to have the peace of mind, and that we were blessed with five years of good health. Little did I know that
- [Gordon & Connie Adams](https://skymed.com/gordon-connie-adams/) - the they docked, SkyMed had an ambulance waiting to take Mr. & Mrs. Adams to an awaiting medically-equipped jet for their transfer home to their personal health providers in Olympia, Washington. Dorothy Howell, SkyMed’s Client Services Director, said, “some of our members are unaware of the totality of SkyMed’s services. Mrs. Howell pointed out that
- [Joseph & Caroline Sheehan](https://skymed.com/joseph-caroline-sheehan/) - Joe was taken by ground ambulance to Celebration Hospital in Kissimmee and was later transported to a rehab facility 50 miles away. As it turned out, Caroline wound up in the hospital too due to a separate incident and S kyMed paid to have their daughter, Pam, flown in from Boston to assist them. Caroline
- [Lou & Betty Sales](https://skymed.com/lou-betty-sales/) - an unfamiliar environment, with the Independence Day holiday fast approaching. I suddenly remembered we were SkyMed members, and placed a call for assistance. The staff person was calm and to the point, asking that I keep her posted concerning Betty’s health. Once I was advised that Betty was ready to be released, I again contacted
- [Mary Schwenke](https://skymed.com/mary-schwenke/) - heard another boom followed by a six-foot torch of flames that came bursting out of the right side of their RV near the exit door! There was no pullover lane and they were forced to stop in the middle of the right lane to get out quickly before the flames reached the exit door. The
- [Steven & Diane Siler](https://skymed.com/steven-diane-siler/) - getting worse he decided he needed some medical advice. Wrote his wife, Diane, “Steve was in Oregon attending an RV rally. Several serious symptoms lead him to the ER in Redmond, Oregon, and half an hour later he was taken directly into emergency surgery. I called S kyMed from Northern California. My first contact was
- [Gordon Belcher](https://skymed.com/gordon-belcher/) - “Because there was no MRI available in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 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.”
- [Daniel & Sheryl Malin](https://skymed.com/daniel-sheryl-malin/) - Dan was transferred to the Del Carmen Angeles hospital and within seconds they wheeled Dan into the ER. Thank God Dr. Salas was there to react fast and get him stabilized. Dr. Hernandez, our family doctor and Dr. Salas Dan’s cardiologist and SkyMed worked out plans for Dan to be medevacked to New York where
- [Nolger & Rosa Lemke](https://skymed.com/nolger-rosa-lemke/) - local hospital and told she would need emergency surgery. After assessing Rosa’s overall condition the doctors decided it was necessary that the surgery take place in Canada so that ongoing physical therapy needed afterwards would not be interrupted. Rosa agreed and was discharged from the hospital the next day. From there the Lemkes traveled by
- [Dr. John Gough & Marcia Owen](https://skymed.com/dr-john-gough-marcia-owen/) - cuff, including rupture of the four tendons attached. The following morning, I contacted SkyMed and spoke to Nan Steinberg who immediately started the process for transportation to my hospital of choice. It was determined that I did not require an emergency airlift and SkyMed immediately arranged first class tickets for me and my wife as
- [Charles & Jill Heath](https://skymed.com/charles-jill-heath/) - it in the rain to vacate our site. The bad weather appeared to be going north of us and about that time Jill's phone had an audible weather alert saying, “Tornado in the area - take cover now!” Jill said, “I think we’re going to flip!” and that’s the last thing I remember until we
- [Bob & Bette Burgfechtel](https://skymed.com/bob-bette-burgfechtel/) - nearby hospital via local ambulance and was admitted for a broken femur. As a physician, I knew I needed surgery, but this private hospital lacked the medical equipment and postoperative care I would need afterwards. That’s when I called SkyMed. SkyMed arranged to transport me to a hospital in Athens via air ambulance for specialty
- [Roger & Renee Erdelac](https://skymed.com/roger-renee-erdelac/) - went out, throwing me to the ground. I rested my leg that day. The following day I woke up to find my leg severely swollen, very hot, and hard as a rock. I went to the ER and they found I was in AFib and an MRI with contrast confirmed there was a continuous blood
- [Eric Kaplan](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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](https://skymed.com/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]
- [Claude & Dylis Barre](https://skymed.com/claude-dylis-barre/) - Dylis barred from even seeing Claude, but when the time came to return from their winter residence in Texas back to New York, shutdowns in public services meant it took over three months for her to get license plates on a recently purchased van. On top of that, delayed paperwork had gotten her license suspended
- [Cynthia Thomas](https://skymed.com/cynthia-thomas/) - “I called SkyMed in October to renew my membership and, out of curiosity, asked Jim [Edwards, VP of Member Services] what SkyMed would have done in the following circumstances: I fell on August 10 in South Fork, CO, and dislocated my shoulder, fractured the head of the numerous, and tore my rotator cuff [and spent]
- [Harold & Donna Hintze](https://skymed.com/harold-donna-hintze/) - to cancel our trip altogether,” Donna Hintze says of their fateful experience. “I called SkyMed’s office and worked with a very nice customer service person. He assured me that SkyMed was able to handle the situation. He made arrangements to have our friend fly to Kalispell, drive our brand-new motorhome back to Rochester, Minnesota area,
- [Donna & Clark](https://skymed.com/donna-clark/) - we were in the parking lot dressing for our next destination. As I was turning left out of our parking spot, I realized we were not in the appropriate gear and the bike fell inward to the ground. I rolled out while Donna put her hand out to break her fall and ended breaking her
- [Dan & Sharon Zile](https://skymed.com/dan-sharon-zile/) - “Rick and I had moved to Florida to begin our retirement of travel and simple living. When, just weeks later, my husband of 43 years died suddenly, my world crashed. New to Florida, I was dependent on my new neighbors to help me find my way in a life I did not choose. One of
- [Linda & David Hughes](https://skymed.com/linda-david-hughes/) - While there, Linda received a phone call telling her that David, who had COPD, was being taken to the hospital as he had come down with severe exacerbation. He ended up being in the hospital for a couple of weeks. Linda, next, traveled back to Texas to see David, and then back home once again
- [June Post](https://skymed.com/june-post/) - park was across the street, so she stepped onto the crosswalk. Unfortunately, it was at this very time, June was struck by a pickup truck and pushed down in the street. The driver did stop and apologize, and nearby pedestrians called 911. She was in and out of consciousness as paramedics arrived to take over.
- [William & Janice Wright](https://skymed.com/william-janice-wright/) - their planned trip. After the Balloon Fest, the couple traveled across the lower states to Frostproof, FL. During this trip, Janice began to experience trouble breathing although she had been on oxygen since recuperating from Covid-19. They arrived in Florida on a Monday and on Tuesday morning, she was worsening. Dale took her to the
- [Randy & Diane Hill](https://skymed.com/randy-diane-hill/) - After numerous attempts to drain it and several CT scans, MRI and other tests, it was discovered that Diane had a tumor on her left ovary. “Although not confirmed, we were told that this would very likely be cancer,” said Randy. Randy reached out to SkyMed. With Diane still in the hospital, it was not
- [Sy Zachar & Bill Gerich](https://skymed.com/sy-zachar-bill-gerich/) - treatment of serious medical conditions. Sy, needing treatment of a severe kidney stone condition, called SkyMed. Sy said, “SkyMed responded immediately, arranged and paid for, last-minute commercial flights for both of us to get back to West Palm Beach as soon as possible.” Bill needed a SkyMed flight from Mexico to receive spinal surgery in
- [Duffy Nemers](https://skymed.com/duffy-nemers/) - more days and to depart in Israel, but the ship absolutely refused. They packed us up and we departed in Jordan.” “In Jordan, we rode in a filthy ambulance, with five other people crammed into it and were delivered to a military hospital. There were no towels, soap, or linens. It was a complete disaster.
- [Barbara & Joseph Olm](https://skymed.com/barbara-joseph-olm/) - home while waiting. While there, we all came down with Covid. My case turned serious, and I was taken by ambulance to the hospital where it was determined I had Covid pneumonia and low oxygen levels. I was admitted and struggled through 16 days of hospitalization with no visitors. I came very close to being
- [Annette & Carlos Espinoza](https://skymed.com/annette-carlos-espinoza/) - hobbled himself and his bike home. The next morning Carlos was unable to put any weight on his injured leg. Annette, who is wheelchair-bound, knew that this crisis was beyond her help. She called SkyMed. SkyMed arranged to have their son fly from Austin, TX to Perry, GA, and to assist with getting their motorhome
- [Bob & Ann Rowland](https://skymed.com/bob-ann-rowland/) - Bob, her husband, wanted to get Ann back to their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota to be closer to their regular doctors. A call to SkyMed was made. SkyMed arranged to have a daughter fly to Texas to be with Ann. SkyMed next arranged a flight for Ann to be flown from McAllen, Texas to a
- [Grant & Sharon Bisel](https://skymed.com/grant-sharon-bisel/) - 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
- [Dave & Pat Miller](https://skymed.com/dave-pat-miller/) - they were back in Canada for the summer. Unfortunately, after arriving back, Dave had a health emergency. Pat called a local ambulance which transported Dave from Harris, Saskatchewan to Saskatoon Hospital. It wasn’t long and the ambulance bill arrived from Saskatchewan Blue Cross. Knowing they had SkyMed, Pat called and was told, “Yes, the portion
- [Levis & Vicky Harding](https://skymed.com/levis-vicky-harding/) - Lebanon, MO. EKG test results showed that Lewis was having a heart attack. Since this hospital was a small facility, it was necessary to fly Lewis to Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO, one hour away. As her love of 57 years was being flown to Springfield, Vicky followed in the car. It was at this
- [Ellen Siegel](https://skymed.com/ellen-siegel/) - that SkyMed would cover the expense. She told me that my understanding of their coverage was incorrect. She talked about how kind and helpful the staff had been, and how easy they made the travel aspect of her upcoming trip. In an otherwise extremely stressful time, it was one less thing for her to worry
- [Muriel Farrington](https://skymed.com/muriel-farrington/) - of traveling, I decided I needed to get to more civilization – and find a hospital. I found one in Berkeley Springs, WV. The hospital was way out of town in the hills, and I almost turned around a couple of times. I went to the ER and after an EKG, CT scan with contrast,
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