Category Archives: Survivor Stories

Testimonial: “SkyMed Does the Right Thing, Every Single Time!”

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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 […]


Testimonial: Motorcycle Accident Equals Broken Arm in KY, SkyMed Flies Members Back to CA Home Hospital

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  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 […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Flies Member from Mexico to US and Back Again After Hip Infection

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SkyMed Champion Cherie Walsh was abroad in Egypt when she slipped and fell. Unfortunately, she ended up hurting the same hip she had replaced nine months earlier back home in Ajijic, Mexico, a beautiful lakeside community just about an hour outside of the city of Guadalajara. She managed to nurse her injury through the rest […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Flies Member With Severe Pancreatitis From MT to MN

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“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 […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Surprises Member with Reimbursement

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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 […]


Testimonial: Pandemic Delays Complicate Heart Patient’s Return to NY, SkyMed Goes the Extra Mile

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“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 […]