well, were i dying tomorrow, or next week, then maybe I would not care about clients/employers. in my case, I expect cancer will be a chronic condition for, I hope, years. so, unless i am independently wealthy, i may need to deal with work issues for the next few years...
You are the type of person I am mostly writing about - someone not dying tomorrow, with an uncertain diagnosis. i congratulate you and your employer, who did the right thing, as all my employers and most of my clients have done...
Gaining weight on chemo! Congratulations. Not I. I am haivng a terrible time with keeping weight up.
Glad to hear things are going well for you now!
Brings to mind Steve Job's Pancreatic cancer. When I heard that, I thought "Gonner." He happened to have the "Good" pancreatic cancer, and was cured through surgery. There are more and more of us around these days, both cured and managing chronic cancer.
If you are in your last days, sure. Cancer thses days can often be a chronic condition. I know folks with my cancer who have died after a year or two, others who have lived for a number more years. I happen to enjoy my work, the people I work with, and my job gives me the ability to buy toys, travel, go to conferences, and otherwise keep my family fed until I do die.
Read the article. If you are terminal, meaning there is not cure and no treatment, then of course, stop reading the article and go home.
Cancer is more and more a treatable disease that ends up begin chronic. I know folks with similar tumors that have been dealing with the cancer for 10 years no. I likely could get by on disability for quite a while, however 10 years is a long time, and even 2 years would be long enough that I would like to continue doing something useful. I will smell the roses as well, ride my bike and hang out with my adult children as well.
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People do the right thing more often than you think. Of 4 major clients, one seems to have stepped away, the others are waiting for my recovery.
well, were i dying tomorrow, or next week, then maybe I would not care about clients/employers. in my case, I expect cancer will be a chronic condition for, I hope, years. so, unless i am independently wealthy, i may need to deal with work issues for the next few years...
You are the type of person I am mostly writing about - someone not dying tomorrow, with an uncertain diagnosis. i congratulate you and your employer, who did the right thing, as all my employers and most of my clients have done...
Gaining weight on chemo! Congratulations. Not I. I am haivng a terrible time with keeping weight up. Glad to hear things are going well for you now! Brings to mind Steve Job's Pancreatic cancer. When I heard that, I thought "Gonner." He happened to have the "Good" pancreatic cancer, and was cured through surgery. There are more and more of us around these days, both cured and managing chronic cancer.
If you are in your last days, sure. Cancer thses days can often be a chronic condition. I know folks with my cancer who have died after a year or two, others who have lived for a number more years. I happen to enjoy my work, the people I work with, and my job gives me the ability to buy toys, travel, go to conferences, and otherwise keep my family fed until I do die.
Read the article. If you are terminal, meaning there is not cure and no treatment, then of course, stop reading the article and go home. Cancer is more and more a treatable disease that ends up begin chronic. I know folks with similar tumors that have been dealing with the cancer for 10 years no. I likely could get by on disability for quite a while, however 10 years is a long time, and even 2 years would be long enough that I would like to continue doing something useful. I will smell the roses as well, ride my bike and hang out with my adult children as well.