Category Archives: Survivor Stories

Testimony: X-Pat SkyMed Member Recommends SkyMed- “They Will Take You Home!”

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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 […]


Testimony: SkyMed Transports Member from St. Maarten to Phoenix, AZ

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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 […]


Testimony: SkyMed Transports Member Back to the States for Surgery

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“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 […]


Testimony: SkyMed Transports Member Back to Canada

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“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 […]


Testimony: SkyMed Transports Member from Mexico and Back Home Again, Two Times!

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“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 […]


Testimony: SkyMed Transports Member’s Motorcycle Back to Vermont

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“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 […]