Sharzhad is a 23 year old Business Studies student who joined United Patients in 2004 together with her mum and dad. Much against the advice of her parents she bought herself a moped to get to and from University and in her second week she had an accident which left her with a broken left fibula. It was an awkward break and she had to spend 6 weeks in a hospital bed with her leg in traction. Her Platinum Plan paid her �4,487.70
"When my mum and dad took out their policies and asked me to join as well, I said 'what for? I'm young and healthy' but then I took it because of the free holidays. When I had my accident all I could think about was how my dad was going to say 'I told you so' and give me a hard time about buying the moped. The money I got from United Patients was an even bigger surprise and I'm going to use it to buy myself a car once I pass my test! It certainly put a smile on my dad's face too!"
