Even though Mark and Adaire Putnam planned to only be in San Miguel for three months at a time, SkyMed made sense, and they joined. “Three years later we had not needed the service, but it still seemed like good value, so we renewed our membership,” says Mark. “The next year, we decided to move […]
“On June 12, 2023,” recalls Donna Wynott, “My husband, Barry, underwent an angioplasty at the Reno, Nevada Veterans Hospital. Following the procedure and ICU at the Reno VA hospital, he was transferred to the Palo Alto, California Veterans Hospital the same night. At this time, I contacted SkyMed about our situation. SkyMed staff assured me […]
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 […]
