Category Archives: Survivor Stories

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 […]


Testimonial: Global ETS Member with Life-Threatening Disease Evacuated from Spain to LA

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Edward Cazayoux Lafayette, Louisiana I had traveled to Spain to meet with family members and to walk for a week on the Camino to Santiago de Compostela. After the Camino, I went to the south of Spain to visit Granada and Seville. At one point I traveled by bus which broke down and when a rescue bus […]


Testimonial: SkyMed Member Flown Home to FL From Spain

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Gerald & Kathryn Line Leesburg, Florida Two weeks into our 30-day cruise in the Grand Canary Islands Gerald mysteriously began vomiting blood and was taken to the ship’s infirmary. They were unable to care for his needs and moved him to the closest private hospital on the island. I called Global ETS and reported the […]


Testimonial: Canadian Member Needing Urgent Medical Services Flown Home to Ontario, Canada

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Ronald Harding Ontario, Canada After catching a cold in February of 2015 I developed chronic shortness of breath to the point where I was terrified to fall asleep at night because I would stop breathing in my sleep and would wake up choking. This happened night after night and I finally drove myself to the […]


Testimonial: Member Flown Home to Avoid Further Health Complications

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Del & Luann Larson Moorehead, Minnesota In March of 2014 my wife and I were on our way back to Minnesota from our winter vacation in Tucson and stopped in Mesa due to an electrical problem. The next evening my wife Luann wasn’t feeling well and went to bed early, only to be awakened around […]


Testimonial: Member Living in Lake Chapala, Mexico Needs Urgent Medical Treatment in US

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Denis & Julika Bond Ajijic, Lake Chapala,  Mexico While my husband and I were in Mexico, where we live, he was suddenly unable to empty his bladder. I took him to a nearby hospital and the urologist diagnosed him with acute blockage of the urethra. He was catheterized and given a prescription for antibiotics and […]