A Military Operation

We are going on holiday, a real family holiday.  This will be the first holiday in a long time.  We have been very fortunate to have two holidays in the last few years but both of these were through two amazing charities Caudwell Children and Torbay Holiday Helpers Network.  These were supported holidays with organised trips, support and back up, we didn't have to do too much thinking or planning and there was the constant reassurance that there were people around to help us if things went pear shaped.  This holiday is a normal, family, self-catering, travelling by ferry, week in France - eeeeekkkk!

We love France, we love the beach, we need to get away, so a few months ago we started working on how we could manage a family trip across the channel.  The first thing was insurance.  OK so it's France, it's hardly the other side of the world, and theoretically our European Health Insurance Card would cover any medical treatment Daisy or the rest of the family would need.  Yes - theoretically, until you start thinking about scenarios...so, what if we have booked our ferries and are unable to travel because Daisy is unwell, we cannot afford to lose several hundred pounds.  What if she has a line infection or septic episode while we are away, well yes she could receive treatment in a French hospital but if she needed a new line then she is tricky to anaesthetise, she has had numerous line insertions and can only really have new lines fitted by the Interventional Radiology Consultant at Great Ormond Street..what if, what if..... When we started going through the scenarios, good travel insurance is essential.  While we do as much as possible to minimise the risk, there are so many elements to Daisy's health that are out of our hands.