Category Archives: Testimonials

Testimonial: Member Suffers Fall & Heart Attack in Texas

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Alan & Arlene McFarland Whiting, Iowa This past February while wintering in Harlingen Texas, Alan fell and couldn’t get up. I tried to help him but I couldn’t because he’s very tall, so I called 911. The EMTs came out around midnight and helped get him off the floor, checked his vitals, and asked him […]


Testimonial: Pneumonia in Florida Requests to be Flown Home to Michigan

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Carolyn & Don Place Clarkston, Michigan When I realized my husband’s health would not allow me to drive him back to Michigan I called SkyMed for help. Jim Edwards answered my very first call. He was very reassuring, saying: “You have enough to be concerned with and we will do whatever is needed to get […]


Testimonial: Member Suffers Stroke While in Florida

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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 […]


Testimonial: Wally Byam Member Suddenly Becomes Ill

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Ray & Paige Landes Harrisonburg, VA Ray and I were on our 16th Wally Byam Airstream caravan traveling from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. During our stay at a campground Ray became very nauseous. After two days he became cold, clammy, sweaty and confused. The caravan leader said Ray was in shock and he was taken to […]


Testimonial: Possible Eye Surgery Flown from San Miguel, MEX to Madison, WI

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Deb Martinelli, San Miguel, Mexico Jack and I live full-time in San Miguel, Mexico after relocating here from Madison, Wisconsin three years ago. Recently I experienced problems with my right eye and my eye surgeon in Madison, Wisconsin was concerned about the possibility of a torn or detached retina. He had successfully operated on the same eye a year ago and recommended […]


Testimonial: Traveler Breaks Hip in St. Maarten Flown Home to Providence, RI

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Donald Thompson Smithfield, Rhode Island While staying at the Flamingo Beach Resort in St. Maarten, my husband fell and broke his hip.  We were transported by ground ambulance to the St. Maarten Medical Center and, with all due respect to those who live on St. Maarten and need to receive healthcare there, it was not […]