Hi
I’m interested in knowing how others cope with having to cancel planned breaks, days out or even a meal out.
There’s lots of advice and suggestions from people about “doing stuff”, “living with cancer “ but how do people manage when they book a short break only to have to cancel or postpone it because of unexpected hospital appointments or side effects from treatment or cancer symptoms?
Even going for a meal is hard sometimes because we will decide “yes let’s go out for dinner on Wednesday “ only for symptoms to make it either impossible or not worth the effort and cost.
We don’t try to look too far ahead but even so have had to cancel (sometimes losing our money) because of cancer related problems.
My husband is unable to get any travel insurance (believe me we’ve tried) because of stage/treatment of cancer so we try to book at places where we can cancel 24-48 hours before date so we don’t lose money.
It’s so frustrating and heartbreaking when we both feel a break would do us good and then we can’t go. Are we just being too cautious?
Grasan
Oh Grasan, I hear you. I don't think there is an easy answer to this one one sadly.
I face a different challenge in this journey -my husband is terminal (GBM4) and wants to go places, see things etc. but he doesn't want to do it with me. His choice. That's a hard pill to swallow when its me that's here day to day but c'est la vie.
We did have a lovely few days in Paris in April and managed to get him travel insurance via a company called All Clear. He's not actively receiving treatment for his tumour but they did ask for the oncologist to confirm that he expected him to still be alive 6 months after we returned, Not the most pleasant of conversations as you can imagine...
I find it easier to take things day by day and just go with the flow.
love n hugs
Wee Me xx
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