Hi and welcome to the first blog post for Lizzie’s Life.
I wanted to create this website to tell a story. I wanted people, particularly young families and couples to understand that protecting your family is so easy really. And the truth is ‘It Can Happen’. As young and healthy as we think we are, you never know.
I lost my husband to cancer 9 years ago, he was a kite surfer, we were active, had two little ones of 3 and 5 that certainly kept us busy! He ran his own company and we certainly didn’t think that this whirlwind would hit us. Unfortunately he had no life cover which left me with quite a struggle not only after his death but also during his illness.
A few years ago I started working with a life insurance company and the more I spoke to clients the more I wanted to tell my story – and it sounds ridiculous – but on the phone I just wanted to say …. ‘ please get the cover’. It really hit home how the years prior could have been so different, sometimes I used to think ‘ if only’ and that’s when I decided I wanted to reach out to as many people as possible to give them the knowledge to realise how easy and inexpensive it can be to get the cover.
The burden of losing your loved one is hard enough, but without that financial burden you can concentrate on how to move forward mentally. One of the hardest things beside the grief for me was the lack of secure finances. I have always been a stubborn person and wanted to get through everything on my own, so to reach out for family and friends emotionally was hard but when it came to needing financial support it was and added emotional worry. I felt a burden on others and ashamed that I needed the help. To have that relief would have changed many things.
There are many different places to search for information on this site, the choices we have, information on providers, stories of others and ways to get the cover. I really hope it helps.