Tony,
I could not afford to take any time off except for the time I was in treatment and a few weeks after for healing. I am the only one in my family with a job that has benefits and as of July 15th will be the only one with a job, unless someone contacts my husband from one of his many resumes out there. I do not regret it one bit. Keeping life as normal as possible for my small children was what we chose to do. Saying that, if I could have financially taken the whole school year off and be guaranteed my position this next school year I would have.