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Going back to work after cancer: Is this exhaustion normal?

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Mar 2, 2022 | Replies (72)
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@jeaniebean

It has been 2 years now, and I still need a nap in the afternoon, but the exhaustion for the most part has ended... Businesses need to understand this if they want you to continue working, also the Insurance companies, although they have no hearts.....

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 23, 2022

Have you been able to find an employer who will accommodate a nap in the afternoon? With more people working remotely, employers are experimenting (?) or accepting that they might get a higher level of productivity if they allow employees to fit their schedules around life-commitments such as children pick-up times or elder care. This most certainly could extend to allowances for living with chronic illness such as fatigue due to cancer requiring a mid-day break.

Have you or anyone else in this discussion discussed "flex-time" with their employer with success?

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