One thing about having cancer that sadley doesnt recieve as much publicity as it should is the financial cost of having cancer. A year or so ago I wrote a post about it entitled, "The Cost Of Cancer".
Macmillan have estimated that it costs 83%of people £570.00 per week and 30% of those as much as £860.00 per week. Some people even have to give up work or just do part time. Most of the cost is taken up by transport costs to hospital and doctors while some even have to buy special clothing etc.
I live relativly close by comparison to some people to the hospital where I had my radiotherapy (Just over 12 miles) but I worked it out, had I used my car I would have travelled over a thousand miles plus the cost of parking on top of the petrol used.
Pauline and Jules have given good advice and I wish you well, Brian.
One thing about having cancer that sadley doesnt recieve as much publicity as it should is the financial cost of having cancer. A year or so ago I wrote a post about it entitled, "The Cost Of Cancer".
Macmillan have estimated that it costs 83%of people £570.00 per week and 30% of those as much as £860.00 per week. Some people even have to give up work or just do part time. Most of the cost is taken up by transport costs to hospital and doctors while some even have to buy special clothing etc.
I live relativly close by comparison to some people to the hospital where I had my radiotherapy (Just over 12 miles) but I worked it out, had I used my car I would have travelled over a thousand miles plus the cost of parking on top of the petrol used.
Pauline and Jules have given good advice and I wish you well, Brian.
