Comments on: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAVEL INSURANCE https://havewheelchairwilltravel.net/what-you-need-to-know-about-travel-insurance/ Accessible travel | Travelling with a wheelchair Thu, 23 May 2024 13:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Julie https://havewheelchairwilltravel.net/what-you-need-to-know-about-travel-insurance/#comment-40902 Thu, 05 Apr 2018 20:21:12 +0000 https://havewchairmove.wpengine.com/?p=3550#comment-40902 In reply to Sandy Patrick.

Hi Sandy, I’m sorry you are having difficulty with travel insurance. I would ask if it’s possible to obtain a review and provide some current medical reports or a letter from your specialist or doctor regarding your son. They are usually concerned if there’s been a hospitalization in the last 12 months or if the condition is not stable. I have no experience with applying for anything but cerebral palsy and some insurance companies will have conditions they won’t cover but I’d try asking for a review and see what happens. The other option is to do the online quote and see if Muscular Dystrophy comes down in the drop down box of existing medical conditions.

Good luck.

]]> By: Sandy Patrick https://havewheelchairwilltravel.net/what-you-need-to-know-about-travel-insurance/#comment-40894 Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:56:10 +0000 https://havewchairmove.wpengine.com/?p=3550#comment-40894 Hi and thanks for your information on travel insurance. My son is travelling from Australia to Japan in May. I phoned covermore for a quote but they said point blank that they do not cover Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The questions they asked were can he dress himself independently, can he prepare his own meals, can he shower independently. When I answered no, he was declined insurance. I was told they could cover for the normal everyday travel insurance but if he weren’t on get sick in Japan, it would have Tom be proven that was not because of DMD. Is there someone else I should talk to rather than the generic call centre?
Thank you,
Sandy

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