Hi all,
Just finished a long 4 month battle with my pension providers to cash out my plans due to having incurable/terminal cancer.
Still got mortgage and bills to pay and don't qualify for any benefits so need the money to live a bit whilst still here.
You would think as it's a standard procedure it would be easy but it's been a nightmare I have several pots of pensions ( moved around a lot) but most provided by two of the big providers.
I had 4 plans with one provider and they all wanted individual forms filled out and completed by the hospital my oncologist was geat but they they wanted verbal proof x4 the Dr had completed it and getting hold of a busy Dr in hospital not easy.
Just wanted to put that out there anyone had good bad experiences of it?
Disclaimer Standard Life amazing one phone call one page filled in by GP and money in bank within 2 weeks .
Have a good day out there ( going for a suntan as cold to the bone here )
Hi Minmax, I agree she did a mean thing, she didn't deserve your attention. I do believe what comes around, goes around and she will get her comeuppance one day!
Eddie, I hope you are going to rest as your doctors have said. Whether it is in Australia or locally, the people who matter (you & Sheila) will be there! If Sheila decides on Australia then you could always have a party here once you come back, then everyone gets a chance to celebrate!
Love Annette x
Hi Annette, I am resting i promise, Sheila and I have been talking today about the wedding and family and good friends we would want to invite comes to 65 people, and travel & accommodation to Australia is difficult and expensive, so we are leaning to a local service, never knew it would be so problematic and a pain in the arse, though that may be the surgery. my bedtime Annette, hope you get some sleep too, take care.
love Eddie xx
Hi Eddie, I hope you will read this later in the morning nstead of stupid o'clock! Oh it isn't problematic, it is just that you can't please all of the people all of the time, so itis up to Sheila and you to do what you agree on and for everyone else to be happy for you. Having a wedding abroad is always expensive, even when it is in Europe so a lot of people have a service at home and a blessing abroad, then have 2 small parties, one here and one there! The main thing is for it to be a Happy Day, or days for you both with people around you who love you! Please try to make the whole process a happy one. It is like going on holiday, some people dread the journey but others, like myself & Vince feel we are ON HOLIDAY as soon as we leave home and make the journey part of the holiday!
Hope you feel rested when you wake up and have your positive head on!!
Love Annette x
Thanks Annette, as Sheila's grand total of family and friends in Aus is 2, It really is a no brainer as to where to have the wedding, I'm always positive mostly, guess as it's been a tough week for me so maybe not at my best' . Your service and blessing suggestion appeals to me, but It's Sheila's choice to make and if she's happy then so am i, as i know we won't be together long after getting married, so just want the big day to be all he could wish for, take care.
love Eddie xx
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