The emergency began when Stew Hammer and his husband, Alfredo Lanier were playing pickleball. Stew tripped on something, fell, and landed on his right hip, letting out a scream. Alfredo tried to help him up but lifting 180 pounds of dead weight is close to impossible, particularly when the weight lets out a scream every […]
“Anne and I had been traveling to Melaque, Mexico for several years when in February of 2020 we both came down with Dengue fever,” says John Neville. “I was recovering nicely but Anne’s sickness was complicated by her underlying Addison’s disease. After five days, her oxygen levels became so critical that the doctor instructed that […]
In September of 2021, Barbara and Tony Olm were on trip through the Southwest US with their Airstream Club. “While in Utah, our truck broke down and was towed an hour away to the nearest diesel mechanic,” says Barbara. “It was determined we needed a new motor which would require several weeks. We decided to […]
“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 […]
