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 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 feet. I took her blood pressure which was 205/120 so I called 911.
After we arrived at the hospital an MRI confirmed she had suffered a stroke. This happened on a Friday and we called SkyMed that evening from the hospital and reported the incident and notified them that we needed to get Donna to St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. SkyMed began making flight arrangements and as soon as Donna was stabilized, she was flown back to Wisconsin and I accompanied her.
How did you find out about SkyMed and why did you choose SkyMed? Several years ago I sat in on a presentation at our Florida community and if I had signed up that day I would have gotten it free, but we were young at the time and didn’t think we needed it. As the years passed by, I had another opportunity to buy and we decided to purchase a membership.
What would you tell your friends about your experience with SkyMed? We’re extremely thankful we had SkyMed when this happened. SkyMed arranged and paid for transportation by both ambulance and private jet. We were relieved to get Donna comfortably back to our hometown to the doctors we trust and our children and extended family. I have already told several friends about SkyMed and would like some brochures mailed to me so I can pass them out when I’m up North and when I get back to Florida. Today Donna is doing well and has started rehabilitation. If all goes well, we hope to be back in Florida soon.
