Outdated CI policy leaves lady unable to claim - Anne's story

A teacher at the time, Anne Norland (65) from Yorkshire had to take two years off work after being struck down by the neurological autoimmune disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome, at the age of 45. Paralysed for well over six months and on ventilation in hospital for five months, once home she needed full-time care and to use a hospital bed. With no downstairs toilet, at one point she feared she would need to sell her house and live in a nursing home in order to cope. "It took a further year to get to walking with a frame and I had continuing help to go back to work," she told COVER. "I s...