‘Colon-aid’ the Yeovil District Bowel Cancer Support Group
Travel Passport
Michael Bragg brought in the ‘No Waiting’ card and ‘Travel Passport’ he mentioned at the last meeting, these were provided by Coloplast.
Post meeting note Rowland has e-mailed Charter Healthcare requesting them to provide us with leaflets for distribution to the group. Rowland also requested copies of their booklets ‘Fit for anything’ and ‘Get up and Go!’
Post meeting note Rowland has e-
Guest Speaker
Rowland received notification on Monday 11th December 2006 that Mr Jonathan Ockrim, Consultant Surgeon from Yeovil District Hospital was unfortunately not available for our 14th December meeting.
Post meeting note Rowland received confirmation that Mr Ockrim will be available for our Friday 16th February 2007 meeting.
In the absence of a guest speaker the group held an impromptu raffle of Christmas fare and also enjoyed Heather’s mince pies.
Open Forum
Travel Insurance
During the open forum, the subject of Travel Insurance was raised and during discussion it was agreed that it was important to check that existing conditions were covered and that stomas and cancer were disclosed. Failure to disclose a condition could result in refusal of a claim even if it was not related to the stoma or cancer. A number of insurers were mentioned but the best advice was to shop around.
Post meeting note when Rowland was checking the Coloplast web site he found that they identified the Ileostomy Association as having a special Insurance scheme to cover you abroad, they can be contacted on 01623 688099 for further information.
Any Other Business
Donor Card
Michael Bragg queried the validity of his Donor Card. The general consensus of the group was that organs would not be acceptable from someone with a history of cancer. We did not have a healthcare professional in attendance and this issue will be deferred to our next meeting.
Stan Turner advised the group that following his diagnosis of cancer he had received a letter from the National Blood Transfusion Service thanking him for his previous donations but that they would no longer be able to accept his blood.