Ndubuisi 'Andy' Egwim talks income protection for doctors. A radiologist developed eye pain, lost the ability to practice, and was saved financially by an income protection plan. The conversation covers why income stability matters across medical professions.
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A radiologist who unfortunately developed some eye pain issues and couldn't practice radiology. Due to that, she suddenly lost her source of income. She was fortunate enough to have an income protection plan. But radiology is not quite an area where people think, you know, I might lose my ability to earn income and all that. Do you sometimes think about that as a doctor? Not just as a radiologist, in general, as a doctor, do you sometimes wonder about the security of income, the stability? Is that a thought that has ever crossed your mind?
Well, as they say, life is unpredictable. I mean, you cannot predict. You cannot predict life. And, you know, just like the story of the lady you just talked about.
I'm sure she.
Didn'T see it coming. So, of course, realistically, there are times I've sat down and I've thought to myself, I use my hands and my, my, my eyes a lot, God forbid, but what if? And there are lots of what if?