| You wouldn't think a hernia could cause so much | | | | section. We wanted to make sure everything turned |
| trouble. But that's just what happened to Monica on | | | | out okay so our medical consultant phoned |
| her vacation in Hawaii. She and her husband Jonathan | | | | throughout her hospital admission, asking for updates |
| wisely purchased TIC's Emergency Hospital & | | | | on Monica's condition. |
| Medical for Canadians before they left on their trip. | | | | In the end, Jonathan happily reported that his wife's |
| Everything was going great, as vacations tend to do. | | | | surgery was a success. Doctors gave her a |
| Then on the forth day a large wave knocked Monica | | | | prescription for medication and urged her to avoid |
| off her feet during her swim. She was hurt so her | | | | effort. Both Monica and Jonathan were impressed |
| husband Jonathan took her to the hospital. | | | | they had an insurance company that cared. |
| Doctors told Monica that she had a hernia. They | | | | When they found out how much their bill was, they |
| recommended surgery. Unfortunately, she had just | | | | were ecstatic that they had bought TIC's travel |
| eaten a large lunch and the surgeon wanted to wait | | | | insurance. The total cost of the surgery and hospital |
| eight hours. | | | | stay was $11,145 Cdn. |
| During this time TIC went into action, communicating | | | | We arranged for the hospital to bill us directly so |
| with the hospital, arranging billing and faxing medical | | | | Monica and Jonathan didn't have to deal with that |
| authorizations. | | | | rather daunting amount of money. The hernia had |
| Jonathan was worried about his wife's operation | | | | already caused them enough grief, they didn't need a |
| because she had just recently had a caesarian | | | | financial headache on top. |