Had a disappointment today. We had planned to visit the US and had put down our names for a quilters trip to Amish Country in Pennsylvania (my wife is a quilter). We enquired about travel insurance before finally booking and were quoted £1600GB (about $2700US) because of our health problems. I had surgery for bowel cancer earlier this year and my wife has chronic kidney failure. The odd thing was I was considered the greater risk even though I have been pronounced clear and my wife's kidneys could finally give up at any time meaning she would have to go on dialysis.

We decided reluctantly, at that price, (more than the cost of the trip for one of us) we would not go, though we are not ruling it out eventually. We will just have to see how things work out over the next few years.