Oh Val, that’s a bugger - time to find a friendly doctor who’ll lie for you?! Shall I do a quickie medical degree online? xxxxx
In all honesty, I’ve not been allowing myself to believe the insurance would pay out - I only took the policy out last June, when I decided I needed to lose weight and start being adult about things… of course, I lost two stone and discovered ‘the lump’. There was a 90 day waiting period before insurance kicked in… I think I was dx on day 110 or thereabouts… so I was sure they’d try to wriggle out.
It was a wellwoman policy that didn’t ask for any prior medical history/family history - so if any of you wanted to know who it was with to suggest to family/friends…pm me. The premiums were only about 13 quid a month, much less than critical illness, and they have been brilliant. I’ve told all my friends about them, and would not hesitate to recommend them now I’ve got the cheque in my fat little fingers.
I think critical illness isn’t available much any more because claims were beyond expectations and premiums would have to be so high. I took mine out in 1995 to cover the mortgage on my first flat. It would have cost a fortune to ever have upped the cover to be enough to pay off mortgages on houses. But it helps. Having said it helps, I hope LiF that you are not in a position to claim on your terminal policy any time at all soon.
LiF - Great you’re home. Had the escape plan all ready but it sounds that our assistance was well and truely not required but as Sophie says no sheep wrestling.
Sophie - great news for you. Probably best to wait until the cheque clears before the spending spree starts.
Well my bloods are ok so off for dose #3 tomorrow.
Still no heating oil - got really excited when the lorry turned up outside the house but it wasn’t for us. Poor chap got a mouthful - there’s only half a dozen houses here what’s the point of driving all the way here and not doing two houses at once. Apparently we’re on tomorrow’s list. ******* stupid system bet it was organised by a bloke. I wonder if LiF male slob nurse has a by line in fuel organisation.
fab news all round - Sophie don’t spend it all at once in the sales!!! - and LiF fab you are home - bet they were secretly pleased to see the back of you as much as you were them!!! -
I am sitting in sort of shock at what happened to me today - I was out in town - first foray to shops since before christmas &I was walking down the high street & suddenly heard a voice shout (and I mean shout!) “Hi Jo Nice Wig!” - It was sophie’s nursery owner. I managed not to burst into tears on the spot. I was just so amazed she would do something like that & I honestly think she just meant to compliment me & she is rather loud but to shout it out in the high street was so thoughtless. although I am a confident person that’s when it is on MY terms not someone elses & to be “outed” so publicly was humiliating. I did say - I can’t believe you just said that & she said sorry & I think she realised but I just didn’t really know what to say & I am rarely lost for words.
I expect no one else noticed but it made me realise how vulnerable I feel & how much energy it takes to keep up the brave face in public! Ah well only 2 days til I can hide away again in the safety & security of my bed feeling crap I suppose!!!
Jo, I would’ve been tempted to shout back - " did you cancel the face lift then?" . Have decided to ‘speak my truth’ if I ever feel lost for words, and watch them squirm.
Otherwise smile sweetly or turn back and fein selective deafness!
Oh Reeb, any chance of siphoning off some of your neighbours oil in the dark of the night… as we’ve had the chance of making our own version of ‘Carry On Chemo’ taken away now LiF is out, maybe we should work on ‘Carry On Oil Fired Heating’, I’ll bring a length of garden hose and as many buckets as I can find, meet at midnight?? Any volunteers for the sucking bit?
Sophie that is fantastic news. I rang my insurers today and theyre sending a claim form out. Like you im convinced theyll try wriggle out of paying. Watch this space!!
Lif hurray your out. Great!!
Jo-what the hell!! Just when you think youve heard it all. Some people never cease to amaze.
ive just posted on another thread about my 1st day back to work and ive posted a link cos cannot be bothered to type it all again It was not a pleasant experience ,do these people know how vunerable we feel and how hard it is to even just walk through the doors???
sorry to rant but i could cry tonight. breastcancercare.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=29255&p=485961#p485961
what a cow - so unfeeling- try to enjoy the rest of the week if you can & stick one or two fingers (depending on your profanity preference) in her direction every so often
I love all you ladies xxxxx you always make me smile right im off now for the large glass of wine and to forget about her till Monday.Cos i must admit im knackered after getting up at 6am and not really sleeping incase i slept in ha ha x
If the oil doesn’t arrive tomorrow there may well be murder committed . I’ll use LiF’s pipe to strangle the chap and just claim the chemo and diminished responsibility.
Jo - I met you wished the ground could have opened up for you, how thoughtless can some people be. I’m so sorry. I wore wiggie out to town yesterday which was it’s first major outing. It felt like everyone was looking might just as well have had a huge sign above my head with an arrow pointing down saying wig. Kept thinking the thing was going to fly of in the wind.
Julie- it does make you wonder how some people get into the positions they do so I’m so sorry to felt so upset. It’s such a big step going back to work the last thing you need is a Cow of a manager. With any luck you won’t be on many shifts with her. But in the mean time hugs hugs.
Hugs to Julie and Jo. If only you’d thought to shout back ‘nice wooden leg’ Jo but I wouldn’t have thought of it at the time either.
Julie, hopefully next week will be better. If you’re doing a half day, can you arrange to meet a friend / your daughter for lunch after, so that you have something to look forward to at the end of the shift?
I tried to find out about phased return today and our work web-site talks about seeing the medical officer. That’s fine if you work at Head Office in London but I don’t. Anyway, this is supposed to be my good week before chemo 3 next Monday but I feel cr*p, so when my current sick note runs out, I might see if I can just get another one and stuff em.
