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Has Anyone Received ADA Accommodations At Work For Chemo Brain Effects?

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Towson, MD
January 30, 2018
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A MyBCTeam Member

Go to https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/cancer.cfm. Print out, read, give to HR, whatever you can. Yes cancer is a disability and you should be accommodated!!!

March 3, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

I am so fortunate I have a great employer that has been very supportive since my diagnosis. Two and a half years after ending chemo I am still foggy on most days. I discussed my situation with my supervisor and my duties were shifted slightly so I am no longer customer facing and work from home full time. There is nothing worse than loosing your words during a client meeting.

February 23, 2019
A MyBCTeam Member

I am a Supervisor and try having Chemo brain and you have workers that don’t understand their job and when they ask questions you can’t understand what they are asking be they don’t know what they are asking!

February 23, 2019
A MyBCTeam Member

I have chemo brain and gets very frustrating. I use notes and reminders but sometimes I know what I want to say but it doesn’t come out that way. Have to explain a lot of times and gets those looks like in between pity and disgus that I’m not making sense. Mostly at work. I have some amazing friends but in my department I work in I have very self centered mean people that I work with. Like I picked this disease and am trying to get special treatment. I was off for three month because I had pneumonia and was going through chemo. Then when I went back to work had to do lots of overtime because I was off and put a hardship for others. You just don’t get it unless you are going through it. I pray that none of my coworkers ever find out how it really feels.

July 31, 2018
A MyBCTeam Member

I had and still have issues with it. I still have to write everything down I am blessed to have co workers who send me reminders

March 4, 2018

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