Bus drivers on coronavirus cruise ship evacuation were ‘at risk’ of the illness

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Over 2,600 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 79,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more

Critical illness policies used to make my blood boil…but now I’m a fan

Over the years, I’ve written many an article about the failings of financial protection insurance. More articles than years lived on planet Earth.  Cover sold on the basis of coming to your financial rescue in your hour of need when a serious illness or accident strikes, but then not doing so for some technical reason … Read more

Lyme disease patient almost suffered a ruptured artery from same illness as Justin Bieber

Lyme disease sufferer, 72, develops never-before-seen complication that could have ruptured a major artery and killed him Pensioner, from Portugal, went to A&E with sudden excruciating pains in chest Tests revealed Lyme infection had made its way to main artery after tick bite  Inflamed his aorta and the major artery started to tear – risking internal … Read more

What is critical illness and income protection and it is it worth having?

Ten years ago, while the world was in the grips of a financial crisis, I was going through a financial crisis of my own. In 2008, at the age of 26, I suffered a life-changing back injury. In the short-term I couldn’t work for almost a year, and in the long-term I have been left … Read more

I keep forgetting that I’ve got this horrible illness: BONNIE ESTRIDGE on life with Alzheimer’s  

Chris and I are on holiday – we’ve come to see an old friend Patricia, who lives here in Barcelona  I am writing this column from my hotel room in Barcelona, sporting a large plaster on my left knee. Chris and I are on holiday – we’ve come to see an old friend Patricia, who lives … Read more