Category Archives: Survivor Stories

Testimonial: Thankful for SkyMed

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On January 6, 2019, as my husband and I were walking to a friend’s house for dinner, I slipped and fell and hurt my right arm and shoulder. Long story, short version, I eventually went to the Unimed Clinic in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for evaluation. The X-ray showed a fracture below the head […]


Testimonial: Member Has Mini-Stroke, Flown from TX to CAN

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I got sick on or about January 4, 2019. The doctors in Pharr, Texas did not want me to either drive or fly home. It was believed that I had had a mini-stroke. Finally, on February 20, 2019, the doctors signed off and advised me to go home as I felt well enough to do […]


Testimonial: Rental Car Accident Results in Serious Injuries

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We were traveling to visit our daughter and her family in Atlanta, Georgia. As we left the airport in a rental car we were involved in an accident which resulted in our hitting the median wall and totaling the rental car. We were transported by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta. Taken to the trauma center […]


Testimonial: Member in Coma in Mexico Hospital Goes Home

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My wife, Diane, was very sick with pneumonia here in Barra de Navidad, Mexico.  I took her to a hospital in Manzanillo and shortly after she went into a coma.  The doctor said she had a massive stroke and would not come out of it, but thank God, they were wrong. A day later she […]


Testimonial: Member Falls & Breaks Vertebrae at RV Park

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Gene & Kay Hunt My wife fell and broke her T10 vertebrae and we were 235 miles from home at an RV park in Carthage, Missouri. She was taken to Carthage Mercy Hospital and later that night transferred to Joplin, Missouri Mercy Hospital. From Joplin, I called SkyMed to get her to a rehab hospital […]


Testimonial: Mexico Ex-Pat Eric Kaplan Shares His SkyMed Experiences

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At SkyMed, we quickly learned that some of our strongest advocates are our Members. Eric Kaplan wanted us to share his story, and we’re pleased to do so. Thank you, Eric!, we’re grateful we were there when you needed us! “Several years ago I purchased a five-year SkyMed policy in case I needed to get […]