Consider extension of FMLA time off be extended to considerate of Breast Cancer patients having mastectomy and reconstru

Working women diagnosed with breast cancer who have a mastectomy as part of their treatment cannot physically complete a healthy recovery between surgeries if reconstruction surgery is also part of their treatment. If a woman is made to wait until the next FMLA calendar period it creates a further hardship financially with the individual having to start all over with insurance co-pays. By the time of the second surgery most individuals have already met their co-pays and that burden has been lifted. As a breast Cancer survivor my job was threatened because of the time needed to undergo treatments. When undergoing reconstructive surgery It's normally a two part surgery. There is more time need to complete this process than FMLA allows. Please consider this petition.