Hi
My 37yo wife was diagnosed with Bowel, Liver, Stomach and Ovarian cancer at the start of Sept. We already had a trip booked to Disney Paris in November for us and our 4yo daughter.
My wife has been told she has 12 months, poss 3 or 5 if we are lucky and she responds well to treatment. She came home today after a week in hospital and her first chemo on Tuesday.
This has all been a complete surprise and a huge shock to us, our family and friends.
We really need to make this Disney trip happen and the Oncologists etc are behind us. I enjoy driving and have been to Disney lots before so we are driving and taking the ferry. We are booked with Magic Breaks who have been great so far.
I have a list of insurers from MM and after a quick look on here I decided to ring Boots first as there were lots of positive reviews. The lady I spoke to was great but as our diagnosis is less than 8 weeks ago, they can't quote. She did also suggest that we shouldnt wait until 8 weeks have passed before we get a quote. She also suggested I call BIB(?) something to get details of companies who will quote. I havent done that yet.... another call another q etc etc.
Does anyone have any experience of getting insurance at this stage?
Thank you in advance.
Hi and welcome to the online community
I'm sorry to hear of your wife's recent diagnosis and I can imagine what a tremendous shock this must have been for you both and why this holiday with your little girl is so important.
Unfortunately, as you have found, it can be more difficult to find travel insurance when you have a cancer diagnosis. I presume that you hadn't taken out insurance at the time of booking your trip or that your provider has since withdrawn cover on being advised of your wife's diagnosis.
I don't know whether you've looked through the Recommended Travel Insurance thread yet as it's where the majority of recommendations from other forum members are. Clicking on the link I've created will take you directly to it if you haven't seen it.
It is best to phone the travel companies rather than try and do online quotes. Make sure you have all the information to hand about your wife's diagnosis and treatment before contacting the insurers. This is a list of common questions that insurers might ask when you're applying for insurance.
Some insurers will ask for a letter from your wife's doctor to prove that they have given her permission to travel.
I think the person you spoke to at Boots was referring to the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) .
I do hope that you can get travel insurance and that you all have a lovely holiday.
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