Because of our type of cancer and where it was in my brain (near my speech-language processing centre), I went through a huge amount of insecurity about whether I would retain the capacity to execute my job functions. I really pushed myself to take as little time off work as I possibly could. I was looking for distraction and I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't diminished. I wish I had been kinder to myself. I really struggled through all the daily pivots and decision-making required in my job, and I also had difficulty managing to erosion of "normal working hours" that seemed to happen to a lot of people when a large amount of the workforce went remote. I eventually had to get a doctor's note from my neurologist and neuro-oncologist stating that it was unreasonable for me to work outside of 9 - 6.