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Jackie07 · 10-08-2010, 05:10 PM

You can contact the insurance board of your state and find out details about how to get covered in between jobs. My experience is that the insurance provided by a new job usually does not kick in until almost two, three months after your hire date. So you are probably looking at paying the full insurance premium out of your own pocket to be on 'COBRA' for several months.

Staying with the old company is a safer bet because according to the law, your [permanent] job is 'preserved' for one year after a serious illness. Your current employer has the obligation to accomodate you in your current position. It's also a more familier environment where any cognitive decline would not have too much impact on your job performance.

Having a new challenge in the brave new world will probably give you a sense of purpose and excitement about life. Sometimes a traumatic experience will make us feel 'alieneated' from our environment - perhaps that's part of reason why you feel so 'different' about your current job. You might want to talk to a close colleague to help you figure out if it is just your perception or the atmosphere has indeed changed.

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Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Re: Career crossroad You can contact the insurance board of your state and find out details about how to get covered in between jobs. My experience is that the insurance provided by a new job usually does not kick in until almost two, three months after your hire date. So you are probably looking at paying the full insurance premium out of your own pocket to be on 'COBRA' for several months. Staying with the old company is a safer bet because according to the law, your [permanent] job is 'preserved' for one year after a serious illness. Your current employer has the obligation to accomodate you in your current position. It's also a more familier environment where any cognitive decline would not have too much impact on your job performance. Having a new challenge in the brave new world will probably give you a sense of purpose and excitement about life. Sometimes a traumatic experience will make us feel 'alieneated' from our environment - perhaps that's part of reason why you feel so 'different' about your current job. You might want to talk to a close colleague to help you figure out if it is just your perception or the atmosphere has indeed changed. __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 10-08-2010 at 05:13 PM..