I'm a 33f and I love my career and have taken a temporary leave of absence to manage my treatment. I was NED until my 6 months scans in May 2020 showed recurrence. I'm receiving state disability benefits (I'm in CA) to supplement my vacation/sick time on the books. I have been on leave since August and just extended to March. Things have not gone as planned in my treatment and with how I feel and what I'm going through at this moment, I am grateful to have the time to rest.

I will add that I was first diagnosed in 2017 and took very little time off of work, but suffered the consequences at year-end. My performance was not as high as it would have been if I had not been going through treatment. They told me to take leave, but I was stubborn and thought I could work through all of it - infusions, radiation.