I know that where I use to work as long as you had doctors notes you were covered and they could not let you go while under a doctors care. Very heartless company there, I agree with Deejer47 100% about karma it will come back to them 100%!!!
Hang in there we are here for you!!!!

Female- Age 49, Non-smoker, I Had 6 weeks of rad/30 treatments, No Chemo.
1/2 of my tongue had to be removed as well as Lymph Nodes. Surgery was 11 & 1/2 Hours long. 40 Lymph Nodes where removed, only one was cancerous. smile

My Motto since my diagnoses- It's All In The Attitude!!!