jo and scott

thanks bobj !! your only here once, I was quite scared and worried for a while, but hubby scott is not and has not worried the whole time we have been doing this, so im going to take a leaf out of his book and chill out, as long as we are together, who cares where we are !! in the sunshine would be lovely tho, instead of pissy England lol !!

bump ! didn't see the other replies, so bumping up for myself for a read later :-))

We have never been to Australia. We are just gonna go for it. Hoping to fly out September and heading to Perth.

thanks for your replies :-))

omg!

we've sold our house and all our furniture, just have kingsize bed, going to a friend, big double fridge freezer, going to a friend. 1 big / 2 small tvs. then kitchen stuff / girls toys / clothes / dvds / cds. moved in with mil once we sold our house, hoping to make the move end of august.

thanks for your reply petals, lauren is due for a pump upgrade in January 2016, I did ring our hospital today to see if we can get one before we arrive in aus (august this year) but no can do. the insulin lauren has is novo rapid. do they have this in perth ? im sure any fast acting insulin would be fine anyway. I will google diabetes Australia and have a nose through. $8000 is a lot to pay out for a pump, I will def be getting private health cover. do you know where can I find out the costs of the insulin / test strips / finger pricker lancets ?? thanks !

oh wow !! gorgeous pic of your doggie too :-)

no snow for us down south but think its on its way :-/

hi, does anyone on here have a child with type 1 diabetes ?? also, what is the care like in the hospitals, can anyone recommend a good hospital in perth / email address please. my daughter is on accu chek combo insulin pump and dexcom sensors, id like to find out where I can find out the costs of the consumables for these items. ps: lodging our visa on 12th feb, hoping to make the move end of august. thanks !!

thank you for your replies, jackieO, if you don't mind I would like to PM you as I feel I have a thousand questions !!

this evening i have completed the medical form needed for my daughter, i have emailed it over to the consultant too ! fingers crossed consultant will agree with whats in it and send supporting letter. its all hanging on this medical form, once its completed and they give the go ahead, we can start the rest of the visa process, however, if they say it costs too much and we cant go, we shall start house hunting in the uk again.

hi, we have sold our house and are living with MIL, we was joking with scott last night about him going to perth first to find work, not sure how long for before me and the kiddies come out, or if it would even work ! did many of you do this ? did it work out okay ? thanks.

hi, my daughter has type 1 diabetes, she is 9, at the moment I have to fill in extra medical forms and send them off to visa bureau. they will then let me know if the treatment lauren needs is too expensive or not, fingers crossed its all going to be okay. I asked jdrf (juvenial diabetes research foundation) for help, they confirmed which endocrinologist would be looking after lauren once we arrive and the hospital too. do you have a support group for your condition who could help ? im sorry to hear your endo wasn't much help :-( visa bureau have a medical person dr baz, she sent us an email, which stated the following The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) health test for migration to Australia is concerned with assessing the cost of any health care (medication, hospitalisation or surgery, any therapy) and the cost of community resources, (including disability pension and children's extra educational costs). The cost to the Australian community is considered and this is the unsubsidized cost to the government. Generally health insurance is not considered to 'offfset' the health test. Dr. Baz assists visa applicants with health problems considering migration by assessing the healthcare needed and estimating the costs and comparing this to the usual acceptable guidelines for migration. This assessment is based on your medical history, medical records and reports which may be requested by Dr. Baz (for children with special educational needs Dr. Baz will also need school reports and assessments). This information from you is used to form an opinion relevant to the visa health guidelines. hope this helps. we are at the very start of our visa process, ive still got to fill the form out, but its asking quite a few questions about how it started, not sure I can face it at the mo, too upsetting :-( jo.