Dear Chrissy, Do not feel bad at all. Here's our experience. My husband was diagnosed in Jan 2002. We are from Asia, and he is a manager in a semiconductor wafer fab. Gleevec costs half his monthly salary and in Singapore, we do not have much insurances for prescription meds. So, he had to tell his company and since he had worked for the company for 10 years when diagnosed, they are footing 80% of the Gleevec bill. Otherwise, it would have been very difficult for us to pay for the whole cost of Gleevec. Our doctor told my husabnd to tell his employers and ask them for assistance.
My husband is in remission with Gleevec, he has managed to work full-time all this while and now his colleagues at work are very used to his illness. They see he is doing well, works as normal and treats him the same way they treated him pre-CML. At first, at work, a few of his colleagues were uncomfortable but now all is well. You will be fine in the workplace with time. They hired you because of your skills and you know that CML is a chronic disease, for the majority, there is good QOL. When your colleagues at work see you work as normal with passing time, you will feel fine. Always remember that they hired you because you are qualified to do the job. Best Wishes, Anjana caregiver to Roy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
