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To be sick of people starting to fund me pages when they go on holiday without travel insurance and can’t afford medical bills when they end up in hospital?

308 replies

AngeloMysterioso · 12/12/2024 07:19

A woman with chronic pulmonary disease and mobility issues couldn’t afford the travel insurance she needed for her four week holiday to Disney World in Florida with her sons and grandson. So she went anyway, without any travel insurance, and you can guess what happens next… she caught covid and flu, then developed pneumonia, and is now in a critical condition in hospital.

And of course, her family has set up a go fund me to go begging to the public to cover the considerable financial cost of this woman’s utter foolishness.

AIBU to think if you can’t afford the travel insurance, you don’t go on the fucking holiday?? Especially if you have pre-existing conditions which make you particularly susceptible to falling seriously ill?

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PoupeeGonflable · 12/12/2024 07:27

It should be made illegal to travel without insurance.

Porcuporpoise · 12/12/2024 07:26

OK well:
Would I do it - no
Is it an incredibly risky thing to do - yes
Would I advise others to skimp on health insurance-no
Would I donate in these circumstances- also no.

But beyond that, no one has to give to a Go Fund Me so I guess it's up to them.

shellyleppard · 12/12/2024 07:26

I read in the daily fail that the insurance would have cost 3,000 dollars.....so now she's stuck abroad. Shouldn't have gone in the first place. If you can't afford the insurance you can't afford the holiday..... simple

Whyherewego · 12/12/2024 07:26

Well who is contributing to all these ? That's my question!

Changedforthetoday · 12/12/2024 07:25

It winds me up to. I do understand that occasionally something might happen where someone purchased insurance and then maybe the cover doesn’t cover astronomical costs but even then I am sceptical. Whenever I book holiday insurance I go for the £3 million or similar cover - just to be on the safe side.
One holiday my son was 4 and he was vomiting and listless, we took him to the hospital and they kept him in overnight, gave him fluids, did some tests etc no scans or procedures and the bill for one day was 1200 euros. So these things can totally add up. We paid the first £50 and everything else was covered. BECAUSE WE HAD HOLIDAY INSURANCE!!!

Galdownunder · 12/12/2024 07:24

Happens all the time with Aussies travelling to Bali. Mild annoyance when I see it but I just don’t donate! A friend of a friend had a major motorcycle accident recently, head on with a pole while drunk. The GoFundMe is up to like 20k for “medical expenses”. Unsurprisingly we have free quality healthcare here in Australia so it’s just a money grab.

BananaNirvana · 12/12/2024 07:24

It’s modern life sadly - accept no responsibility for your actions and blame others when it goes tits up. It is getting ridiculous but more fool the people that enable it by donating 🤷‍♀️.

BashfulClam · 12/12/2024 07:22

I agree, her insurance ad probably expensive due to her conditions so she took a stupid risk.