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Things you learn along the way…if you have a tax-free savings account (TFSA) you can list either a beneficiary or a successor holder. If you opt for a named beneficiary, it can be anyone you like including your estate. If you decide to ...
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I found out that it costs almost $20,000 US (!!) to be assessed and have a treatment plan given along with the tests needed to confirm a diagnoses by MD Anderson in Texas (best ovarian cancer hospital in the States). This seems so ...
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Hello, My husband has Stage IV pancreatic cancer. He has been accepted into a drug trial (Adagrasib) at the Mayo Clinic, based on his tumor's rare genetic mutation. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has had treatment in the ...
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Hi, my wife has stage 3 her positive breast cancer and i was wondering if she is eligible for the tax credit? If anyone has info on what section of the t2201 form a person with cancer would use it would be appreciated.
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I had a hysterectomy for uterine cancer last year, no other treatment. Since the summer, when I started on a low dose of metformin, I have had almost daily muscle cramping, sometimes deep in the abdomen, sometimes in the foot, or wierd ...
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Hi everyone! Not the New Year's celebration I would have chosen- my husband is in the hospital recovering from a bout of e-coli but may be able to come home today. I took him in to emergency on Christmas Eve and since he's been there they've ...
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Can you make donations specifically to Cancer Care in Victoria and/or Vancouver? My Dad was asking as he is going to start chemo in Victoria this January and I travel to Vancouver with my sister for her chemo cycles every 3rd Monday? He’s ...
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My Avastin is mostly paid for by my husband's workplace private disability insurance. His workplace is now fighting his disability claim. If he loses his case, I will lose my private health insurance. Avastin is costing them roughly ...
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The Canadian Cancer Society and the Government of Canada are happy to announce that as of December 18, the Employment Insurance (EI) sickness benefit – which provides financial assistance to those who can’t work because of a disease ...
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Hi all, I had breast cancer last year and luckily I'm now cancer free. I have a question about health insurance. I'm on a 1-year contract position with an organization that offers health insurance benefits. For the past several months ...