Posted on May 24, 2013 by Amber Moon
As regular readers of our blog will know, back in April we launched our Who Cares Award to find the UK’s most extraordinary carer. Over the years through our medical conditions travel insurance policies we have helped thousands of people take relaxing breaks, giving them the much needed peace of mind that if something goes wrong, we will look after them. In creating the Who Cares Award, we have taken that one step further, by recognising those that care, many dedicating their life to help others. Read more
Posted on May 07, 2013 by Amber Moon
Further to my original blog, the nominations for our “Who Cares Award” have now closed. I have been going through the nominations this morning and have been amazed by the nominees and their stories; I will admit tears have been shed.
The idea behind the awards was to recognise the selfless work carers do and the sacrifices they make, and hi-light the fact that anyone can become a carer. Read more
Posted on April 09, 2013 by Amber Moon
The majority of people won’t understand what I’m asking here, and until I was diagnosed with breast cancer it would have been a question I’d of thought I would never need to consider. How wrong could I have been, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer I had a 5 month old baby, and having chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery left me unable to look after myself let alone a 5 month old baby for a period of 18 months.
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Posted on March 28, 2013 by Amber Moon
As many of our cancer travel insurance customers will know, this month, March is both Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. And both these cancers do require the much needed awareness these months can bring.
Prostate cancer kills 10,000 men a year, this year’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month people are raising money for the Sledgehammer Fund to help Prostate Cancer UK crack prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and is as big an issue for men as breast cancer is for women, yet it doesn’t get nearly the same amount of money for research. Read more
Posted on March 22, 2013 by Amber Moon
Who has ever played the cancer blame game? I used to do it all the time, was I responsible for my cancer, did I drink too much, I was, still am! slightly overweight etc. With all the things that we read in the press that causes cancer, it’s no wonder that may people who have been diagnosed think it is their fault Read more
