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20th Sep 2016JanMS commented on:
Had you planned to retire earlier than you are now able to?I had to retire in September 2015 after working as a nurse in the NHS since I qualified in 1975. Over 40 years!!! Unfortunately I had to give up my job as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in General Practice, which I loved because in 2013 I was diagnosed with a Plasmacytoma of my sternum. I managed to continue working for a further two years but my immune system was so low I caught ever single virus that patients brought into the surgery. I had plans to supplement my income as State Pension is not available for me until I am 66 due to the changes. I was able to take my NHS pension which I did and have an income of approximately £750 a month as my pension is taxed. However this year I have been diagnosed with multiple plasmacytoma in my rib cage and am now undergoing chemotherapy. I have been given a treatment not cure diagnosis and a probability of 10 years of life left. It would be great to have some way of getting my pension early after all I paid into it all my working life and have a shortened life expectancy.