Bonnie and Daisy's Story...
At age 64 Bonnie was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Luckily, she had medicare
which paid for her surgery and cancer treatments but during recovery there where things that she needed that medicare nor any insurance company would cover, "You don't think of things like...boy, it would be nice to have one of those sit down walkers instead of the one that only allows you to stand, until you're faced with either paying for it yourself or taking what they give you." The difference in price on walkers can vary in the hundreds of dollars..."It was hard enough to get through surgery let alone think of things like, is this covered or that, and how am I going to pay for it!"
Bonnie and Daisy (her dog) have been through thick and thin together, living in a two bedroom apartment, with no yard makes it real hard to manage especially when laid up in bed, "She relies on me but I couldn't take her out. Not for a few weeks at least! So I used my money from this plan to get a dog walker, a luxury for most, but during these times, a necessity for us!"
Cancer insurance paid Bonnie an approximate $16,000...this came in handy as she told us about the home care situation, "Medicare sent a nurse to my home during recovery but it was awful! She would show up at 4:00 in the afternoon and sometimes not at all! I was confined to my bed, a prisoner in my own home. I hired a private nurse that came in, every morning, to help me shower and feel human again...this to me was priceless!"
And finally after many weeks of recovery, Bonnie treated herself and Daisy (this photo is of them on their vacation) to a well deserved weekend in the mountains. These items might seem like a luxury but when your body is healing your mental state must heal as well, "For the few bucks I spent on getting this policy I can't tell you enough...I honestly don't know what I would've done without this extra help." Bonnie lives a cancer free life today and gets checked regularly, "Fighting this disease was no picnic and I don't know what the future holds for us but I do have peace of mind knowing I've got help now."
