“We were in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico when my husband, Wayne, started to have problems with his kidneys,” recalls Denise Chartrand. “He was having a hard time breathing.” “We consulted with a local doctor in Mexico and she emphatically suggested, “Go home, ASAP.” What she really meant was, ‘Get back to Canada ASAP!’ So I called […]
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 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). […]
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 […]
Lois Schnackenberg – Sedalia, MO I had just had back surgery and was in a rehab center for almost a month in Brownsville, Texas and needed to go home to Sedalia, Missouri. I knew I had SkyMed but I didn’t know how it worked so I called and talked to Jim. The pain was very bad […]
Bob & Bette Burgfechtel The Villages, Florida Recently my wife, Bette, and I were on a Viking Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Greece. While on the ship I suffered an unusual injury to my right femur which was very painful. My wife got help immediately and shortly after that our cabin was full of people. […]
