Hi folks,

When I recently went to see my doctor, she asked a couple of questions. One was, "Do you have money worries?"

This got me thinking. When we are ill, our lifestyles have to change, and we have to cut back, and that can mean a lot of cutting back!

Some people have mentioned here at PC that money is a real problem for us when we have a long term illness. I am wondering what it is like in different countries for people in long term illness; how do we make ends meet?

What are our survival mechanisms? In the UK there are 1.8 million people receiving state benefits on the grounds of ill health and medications are available on prescription through the NHS, but counselling and therapy are not available, and very expensive privately.

Myzen