Charlotte

  • Hello,

    Not sure of the protocol here, but I've been instructed to introduce myself. 😉

    I'm Charlotte, I'm 45, I was diagnosed in Jan 2010 (2.5 years ago) with a solitary plasmacytoma that had eaten away my T11 vertebra. I was treated with kyphoplasty (the vertebra had collapsed), 5 weeks of radiotherapy, and a barrage of dexamethasone. The…[Read more]

  • Charlotte replied to the topic Travel insurance in the forum General 12 years, 6 months ago

    Hi Louise,

    I called several on the "cancer insurers" list I was given by the Maggie's Centre – I think it's on the Cancer UK website. They were all prepared to insure me, but most quotes were astronomical. In the end, though, I found Avanti, who were much cheaper than all the others (around £200, I think it was, for a trip to India – others…[Read more]