Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice from those who’ve navigated life after breast cancer. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022/2023 and underwent chemotherapy at a private hospital, thanks to the health insurance provided by my employer. I’m now fully recovered and on tamoxifen for the next three years.
The situation:
I currently work in a call center from home 2.5 days a week (including Sundays), handling 40–50 calls a day. The pay is just above minimum wage, and I haven’t had a raise in six years. There’s no room for progression as a remote worker, and I really dislike the job. The only major perk is the private health insurance, which I’ve valued a lot given my history.
I’ve recently been offered a new job at a local college. It’s full-time, pays more than I earn now, offers weekends off, lots of annual leave, and has opportunities for progression. However, it doesn’t come with private health insurance. I reached out to my current private insurer, and the cost of continuing coverage for my family and me would be £800 per month—more than I can comfortably afford.
My plan:
I’m considering taking the new job and putting £800/month into a savings account instead. Over five years (while I’m still actively monitored and on tamoxifen), this could give me a significant nest egg (£48k) to cover private treatment if needed. My NHS surgeon is monitoring an active lymph node, which is reassuring but also a little worrying. Both my NHS and private oncologists are confident it’s related to tamoxifen and my implant, but it’s something we’re keeping an eye on.
If there’s no recurrence, I’ll have saved a good amount of money. If there is, I’d use those savings (plus some existing savings) to pay for private treatment, which I’ve priced at around £30k for the chemo I had last time.
My question:
Would you stay in a job you hate for the security of private health insurance, or would you take the new job, save for potential treatment, and rely on NHS care if needed?
I’d love to hear from anyone who’s faced a similar decision or has advice on how to balance health, finances, and quality of life after cancer.
Thank you so much for reading.
I've been having some problems with my new Mitsubishi heat pump system -- two units blowing cold air at night even when set to heating -- and I suspected it was due to kumo cloud fighting with the thermostat or remote. Given all the hate for kumo cloud, I decided to wipe out my scheduled programs. This seemed to potentially resolve the problem.
I went back to kumo to try to add programs back again, but there's no longer a "heat" option when setting the mode, just "cool", "off", and "fan."
Anyone ever seen this before?
Hi, I have a 6600M (Navi23 rdna2) card and I'm struggling to get rocm working for stable diffusion. Tried both zluda and ubuntu but resulted in many errors.
Is there anyone who got it working (windows or Linux)? What's the rocm version?
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I’ll be graduating in a year with my BA in psychology with a concentration in developmental psychology and adolescence. I already know what I want to do academically in the future (MA and psyD) and my end-goal career path, but I honestly only realized this month that I never thought out career paths for the time in-between getting my bachelors and actually starting grad school, and I feel so lost. It’s even more frustrating trying to do research with such vague information just to weed through all the articles that end up being sponsored ads, and everything else I see suggested seems to require a masters..
If you’ve gotten or are pursuing a bachelors degree in psychology, what career did you go into or plan on going into? Open to any and all suggestions, I’d appreciate all and any insight I can get.
I am really happy with the results of the Rough Country strut lift kit. I decided to go with 245/70/17 tires. It likely would have taken 245/75/17s with the lift, but I didn't want to push it, and I think these tires fill out the wheel wells nicely and have exactly 1" in additional radius over stock, so its 3" total
I am really glad I decided to go with the newer BFG Trail Terrain T/As, since they have less rolling resistance and better on road performance than the KO2s, which I was also considering. These were a little cheaper, but still do well enough for me off road, 3-peak snow rated, and a longer 60k tread life warranty.
It definitely feels and drives more like a truck, and I have noticeably better visibility. As far as downsides, I have been pleasantly surprised by how few I've noticed so far. I know my mileage is taking a hit, but I can definitely live with that. As far as handling, it feels about the same in corners. I was expecting more body roll with the higher center of gravity, but it still corners flat, perhaps the larger tire contact patch helps.
It's a nice balance between adding more snow/off-road capability without making the vehicle too tall or over the top for daily driving. All in all, I highly recommend the 2” Rough Country Strut lift kit with whatever 245/70/17 tires you prefer. It makes the stock 225/65/17s look small. I feel like Ford should offer some kind of factory lift option outside of the Tremor.
I did check with my dealer before I did it, because I know this may put extra stress on my CV axles, but the guy who sold it to me, told me it would not void anything I was concerned about, even after giving all the details of what I had planned.
Anyway, I couldn't be happier with the outcome so far. Curious what you guys think.
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I just downloaded the app, and am noticing a few personal visual difficulties in Moon+ Reader Pro. I wish to remove them. I am unable to find any official assistance in the web and I feel I may find help here.
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I hate the prebuilds and i think they often dont aline with my Playstyle.
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