I was given a year to live 2 years ago Term8nal stage 4
Bladder cancel . I am still having treatment
Can anyone advise me on the cost for travel insurance as I want to take a holiday abroad after 4 years diagnosed with cancer
Hi Ramon and welcome to the community but sorry to hear about the journey you are on.
The New to Community is like our reception desk where we look to direct you to the best part of the Community for you to get support. The Community is divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms).
For ongoing support you may want to consider joining our dedicated > Living with incurable cancer - incurable patients only support group. This is a safe place to talk to others with a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support.
(Please join the group but for everyones safety this will then have to be approved by the Macmillan Community Team so will not happen immediately)
As for a holiday, this sounds amazing but as you may be experiencing getting affordable Travel Insurance can be a challenge and at times the price quoted could be higher than the cost of the holiday and some people do find that no Insurance is being offered.
I had to be 2 years in remission and in no treatment from my type of incurable blood cancer before I could get any price but these decisions are often all down to cancer types, treatment, prognosis and the resulting risk factor put on by the insurers risk assessment - I am very open to serious infections due to a reduced immune system so this is seen as a high risk factor for insurers.
Comparison sites tend to use the same algorithms so getting a clear price can be difficult and it’s not that unusual to be turned down or told to call the insurers.
It is actually more effective to call a few insurers directly as this means that you have answered all the questions correctly and in doing this a suitable policy can be offered and price given.
Full disclosure is always advisable as in the event of you developing any issues this can reduce the risk of an insurance companies wriggling out from paying out.
I am not allowed to recommend any companies but do have a look through the > Recommended Travel Insurance post in our Travel insurance group as it's where the majority of recommendations from other forum members are.
You can also look through all the individual members of posts in the group as well.
I do hope you can get cover.
