 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Interesting discussion. I have pursued every life insurance, mortgage insurance angle I can since diagnosis. When I was diagnosed I was in the process of signing up for Aflack cancer insurance but they had a 6 month waiting period any way and wouldn't have had to pay. The important thing is that you read the conditions and know the laws in your state. I actually had insurance for 2 months while they grilled me weekly for more past medical records and such and then they just "quietly" sent me back my premiums. On October 9, it will have been 5 years "cancer free" and I am going knocking and pounding the pavement to get something. I know I can get seomething from work but I don't know when for sure.
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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