UK: Miley vs Friends Life 2017, Appeal result 2019 'Appeal Court judge accepts good and bad days'

[Wits_End]

There's been some coverage of the Miley v. Friends Life case on here, I see, but this appears to have slipped through the net:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-standard-west-end-final/20190301/281642486468311/textview

From what's been said, I could understand Friends Life's scepticism, though.

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[AR68]

There's been some coverage of the Miley v. Friends Life case on here, I see, but this appears to have slipped through the net:
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/evening-standard-west-end-final/20190301/281642486468311/textview

From what's been said, I could understand Friends Life's scepticism, though.

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Haven't gone through this but this appears to be the original ruling from 2017: http://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2017/2415.html&query=(miley

 

[Hutan]

We don't seem to have a previous thread on this case, although it has been referred to in a couple of threads.

Here's the background on the initial case:
https://www.roydswithyking.com/miley-v-friends-life-typical-story-sufferer-insurer/

 

[Lucibee]

There's another account here (18 Feb 2019 - in advance of the recent court judgment): http://expert-evidence.com/miley-v-friends-life-ltd/

And a report of the Court of Appeal ruling here (1 Mar 2019): https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ba34f5ee-70f6-45ed-a05c-717effca6719

 

[Mithriel]

I think the scepticism is in the way it is being reported. People with MS are allowed to go on holiday. They are treated as being "brave" if they try to lead as normal a life as possible.

Saying a skiing holiday sounds like an active, energetic holiday. Reporting it by saying he struggled to accompany his wife who loves snow sports or that getting away from damp foggy Britain and lying in winter sunshine would give a different impression. Luckily the judge looked at the facts, someehting that is very rare for us. Just think about the way PDW or creepy crawly talks about CFS.

 

[AR68]

I think the scepticism is in the way it is being reported. People with MS are allowed to go on holiday. They are treated as being "brave" if they try to lead as normal a life as possible.

Saying a skiing holiday sounds like an active, energetic holiday. Reporting it by saying he struggled to accompany his wife who loves snow sports or that getting away from damp foggy Britain and lying in winter sunshine would give a different impression. Luckily the judge looked at the facts, someehting that is very rare for us. Just think about the way PDW or creepy crawly talks about CFS.

I've just started listening to the BBC Radio Bristol feature from yesterday which is mentioned elsewhere on this forum and *immediately* it starts with 'fatigue'. That's the problem. It's *always* about fatigue. That sets major, restricting boundaries for anything else that comes along. If you venture outside your home you are then well enough to work 9-5 five days a week.

No matter how well intentioned any coverage is, focusing on fatigue will be problematic. There are many other symptoms that do not get as much coverage and fatigue is common to many illnesses.

Campaigning and coverage needs to be more, and it's an overused word nowadays, 'nuanced'. It can be, like other conditions, fluctuating. That needs to be reflected more.