Fiona, we filled out the forms and lodged my claim for financial support via a small policy attached to my Superannuation. It was a lot of messing around, and my surgeon had to fill parts out initially. She didnt hesitate. What amazed us was they finally approved me, ( I even got interviewed over the phone and they wanted to know everything), and they then dont pay you for the first month youre not a work,and give it a name to justify it. So you get back paid, on a small percentage of your earnings, we had to write down all my jobs over the last 10 years for them to calculate that. I have moved 8 times over 7 years, so that was quite the task. They got intouch with those former employers too, and I had a phone call from one government job I had for a very short period of time. It was over the top! It was 3 months later....without my weekly income, paying for 2 car loans, and having spent all our money to move to Tasmania 5 months before. If not for my 75 year old pensioner parents support while they were here for that time frame, I hate to think. ( We still have both cars.) Also, another donation from my husbands family for back up sits as our emergency money. We sat firmly in the "Your on your own!" as we are both workers and not unemployed. (low income workers). The pensioners/unemployed have lots of assistance . But hey, dont get me started about money. A friend of mine who took 15 months off during her Breast Cancer ordeal had plenty of financial insurance and money to back up her recovery. She was well prepared insurance wise, having a well paid job to finance it all. She has a government office job, she finally went back to work but constantly got sick, even glandular fever, she then had ( to change her work situation) to be promoted so she doesnt see the public at all. She really has been very fortunate with her situation/ was prepared I should say. (after all she only 3 years from breast cancer start) The moral of the story, dont have breast cancer unless youre wealthy! Bel
