Hi @arpie,
thank you once again for all of this information, I had not heard of canassist until now, we do not have anything like this in SA, I did have occasion a few months ago to ring the cancer council sa to try and get some financial information, they were great, they put me in contact with a financial adviser,I had already told them I was unable to travel so it would have to be via phone, which they did,it was on a pro bono scheme, so I did not have to pay for it, mind you, I had to answer a lot of questions prior to see if I was eligble,which I was, we also have the pats system here in sa but again requires a lot of work and if I need to go to the dental hospital in Adelaide thats not covered.I had quite a invigorating conversation with them regarding paying me for radiology visits for scans, they wanted my oncologist or gp to pre sign each form, any way I got that sorted and do not need any forms to be signed prior once I had explained everything to them.
I do think the amounts paid need to be reviewed as it
certainly is not enough with petrol prices what they are and accomodation, we are a 4 hour sometimes nearly 5 away from hospitals and accomodation, I am grateful we do get something, I just think it all needs re looking and and dont get me started on the carers allowance that my partner gets that is dismal and almost an insult to all the men women and children who look after their parents 24/7.
wendy55
