Hi all,

I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2016, my story isn't unique. Was worried about a mole on my face,the GP said it was a good shape,colour etc so was nothing to worry about. Over a year later and my wife pushed my into bringing it up again with the GP. Long story short about a year later I was diagnosed,had 2 surgeries and was all clear.

Then only last week I was seen by the hospital because I could feel a lump underneath my skin only a cm or 2 from where my cancer was. I know it's back,of course the doctors wouldn't say but I knew by their faces it doesn't look good so I'll get confirmation next month. The point of this post is two-fold...just to say never stop checking even after being all clear for years.

Secondly,don't forget to check your insurance policies...I didn't even know the first time round that I had Critical Illness Cover,it was my wife who had arranged it and it was actually a doctor who asked was I insured-i said I didn't know, but my wife checked out policy and found out I was covered. As it was a fairly new policy I was paid out about a year later around £100,000. 

Now I know fine rightly that £ doesn't matter when it comes to your life,but isn't it better that SOME good comes from this horrible illness? Anyway,keep checking your selves AND your policies!

Marty