Adventurous traveller gets covered after cancer

55-year-old Catherine Byrne enjoys some adventure on her holidays, as she did on her recent trip Glacier walking in Iceland. But it’s important to her that she has full travel cover for these trips too…

“The trip was ideal, exhilarating without being too adventurous. I like to see the world, but I’m actually a bit of a worrier, and so was pleased it was a well-organised trip where we used professional equipment. There was a guide to help us navigate the crevices, so all in all it felt safe, yet breathtakingly extraordinary.” As a self-confessed risk-averse worrier, travel insurance for this recent trip was a key priority. Catherine is in remission from Hodgkin Lymphoma, which means many insurance providers won’t cover her even for more straight-forward trips. Since recovering from Hodgkin Lymphoma, Catherine has also been diagnosed with heart issues. Catherine therefore researched insurers that specialised in people with heart issues. She was recommended to try AllClear by a friend. AllClear provided Catherine with annual worldwide cover that includes the USA, renowned as the most expensive country to receive medical care and therefore the hardest to get cover for. It was important to Catherine as she has been to Hawaii before to hike and kayak around its waterfalls and would not want similar trips to be out of bounds. “My medical history does not stop me travelling the way I want to travel, and in reality there is only a slim chance of something happening meaning I need medical attention. However, that slim chance could result in my footing the bill for tens or even hundreds of thousands of pounds. “That’s not a risk I am willing to take, and am very pleased that I’ve been able to find cover that’ll take me to my next adventure.”