“In February of 2023,” says Diane Hinkle, “we planned a three-week trip to Italy. On our second day there, Richard fell off a step onto his side and broke two vertebra in his back. He did not feel the terrible pain until our third day. On that day, our situation worsened when I also had […]
“My husband, Peter, and I were enjoying ourselves on a popular cruise line,” recalls Duffy Nemers. “We had just left Dubai and were on the Red Sea. Peter got quite ill, and I called the ship’s medical facility. We discovered he had had a silent heart attack. The ship’s facility couldn’t do much for him, […]
Sy Zachar and Bill Gerich, together, have experienced three SkyMed services in the last two years. Both Sy and Bill have been SkyMed members in need of a SkyMed emergency flight from San Miguel, Mexico, to their destination of choice in West Palm Beach, FL, for immediate treatment of serious medical conditions. Sy, needing treatment […]
In the winter months, Randy and Diane Hill like to travel around the US seeking new adventures with their two dogs, Monty and Zephyr. While in San Diego, California, Diane began having trouble breathing. Randy rushed her to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a Pleural Infusion (water in the cavity around her lung). […]
Dr. Bruce Erdmann, and his wife Meri Sue, were enjoying Easter Day in Naples, Florida. After watching TV for a couple of hours, Bruce stood up and felt discomfort in his chest. He began to sweat profusely and turned white in color. Soon a neighbor, an internal medicine doctor, was driving him to the hospital. […]
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 […]
