Hi
I wondered if anyone could share their experience of managing to or trying to retire due to ill health, I have stage 3 cancer and my five year survival rate due to the type of cancer is pretty low. I am not terminally ill as I have read if you have been told you have less than 12 months to live you can access all of your private pension before the usual age.
I guess I am wondering how much of a bearing is your predicted outcome for five year survival. I have read that to retire early it has to be based on whether you can continue to work in your current role or not and for some schemes such as the NHS, the second part is whether you can work at all. Who did you obtain advice from to help with this? Physically I am okay and suspect I will be post treatment (if it continues to work) but mentally I would find my job difficult to go back to.
just wondered about others experiences.
Thanks
