If you dip into the blog from time to time, you will know that Steve’s mesothelioma has been stable on his last three assessments and that we have been out and about over the last year, traveling extensively in the UK on short breaks and visiting family and friends.
You will also know that in spite of the cobweb of meso cancer cells lining his right lung like a thin rind, Steve is fit enough to jog around the park and walk into town and back. In fact, in that respect, he probably compares well with men a lot younger in years, especially those who smoke or are seriously overweight. Currently he’s not on medication, doesn’t need a mobility aid or use oxygen.
How ironic therefore that when we decide to take a week’s holiday abroad, getting travel insurance with his pre-existing medical condition is proving to be an uphill struggle. So, for everyone out there with mesothelioma who wants to go overseas for a short break, here’s a list of insurance companies who will decline cover, even though most of them are listed on the Macmillan website as businesses who specialize in providing insurance to people with pre-existing medical conditions, including cancer.
Save yourself the time, frustration and the cost of phoning the following companies if you want travel insurance which takes your mesothelioma into account - you will be turned away:
- Saga
- Age Concern
- Freedom Insure
- Travel Insured
- Able2Travel
- It’s so easy
- All Clear (£653.00 for Steve)
- Free Spirit (£205.49 for Steve)
- Insure Cancer (“in the hundreds” subject to written confirmation by Steve’s oncologist that he is fit to fly)
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