17/09/2026
This was me 6 months ago, I’d just had a benign brain tumour removed and what you’re seeing is a mixture of blood and brain fluid leaking from my nose (a post- surgery complication, something that wasn’t meant to be happening). The tumour was found by chance, had caused years of fertility issues, and grew so big that it was making me go blind. Surgery turned out to be my best chance.
No one ever thinks they will get a serious illness, I was one of those people but I made a sensible decision when I first bought my property to take insurance. Working in the industry, the stats always scared me but being young (ish), active and healthy, I never thought in a million years I’d end up being part of those stat figures, especially just 4 months after having a baby. For once, I took my own advice and took out cover which was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
6 months on, my eyesight is back to normal, I’m expecting another baby I was told I’d never have and I’m free from the worry of having a tumour in my head. I have another MRI next month to check it’s not returned, but I’m pretty confident it hasn’t and I can move on with my life.
Insurance doesn’t need to be linked to a mortgage, you can have cover without owning a house. I urge everyone to take out a form of insurance that would give you support if something was to go wrong and you and your family needed help.
I’m more than happy to go through options and talk about types of cover and how it could help. Insurance is something that is so important and I can’t stress enough having something in place.
