I'm Angry!!

I am frustrated for you! I hope he did great on the exam though!

Barbara,

Sorry for your husbands inconvenience,  there should have been a path to allowance.

Shortly after treatment, during my major period of dry mouth, I was required to take a reconnaissance hike (on the Oregon coast) of about 5 miles.  Carrying my water bottle and popping some Xylemelt tablets in, I was very (amazingly) fine.

They work for me and I am still drinking lots of water every day, at almost 4 years.

Good luck,

Matt

I know the feeling; I was on my way home from San Francisco but ended up having problems at the Airport Security there, I had letters from doctors about needing to carry water with me at all times and no drinking from public water fountain. But this one security guy was a real butt and would not let me through, I told him I been trading all over and not one of the other air ports gave me any problems once they read the letter for my doctor. All he said, if I want to get through it will be with no water. It was lucky for me there was a newspaper stand right after I went through that I could get a bottle of water. I just hope and pray that people like that never have to go through what we go through just trying to survive in a un-normal world.   

Tim

wmc said:

I would be mad as hell

Having water in a clear bottle sure can't have the answers on it. Now to make it even worse it was doctors, who should have some compasion and understanding what Cancer people go through. I think he handeled it way better than I could of, or would of. I would most likely been removed by security.

Bill

The thing is, it's not only about compassion, it's about the law. Whatever happened to so-called ADA reasonable accomodations? Cancer is a disability. It's hard though, because you don't want to make waves when your job is at stake. Too bad we have to be the ones accomodating everyone else vs. the other way around. There are certain things an employer or we as a society must and should do for those who are disabled and yes, cancer survivors are covered under that category by law. It all looks good on paper, but then you have to almost be a lawyer to even know you have certain rights to begin with. Just like...they can't fire you if you have / had cancer. Ha! Been there, done that! They don't actually fire you, they just make it too miserable to work there....and so it goes.

Oops, sorry got off track. I guess I have a little soapbox, too! 

Barbara, I love your sense of humor! It's too bad your husband had such unsympathetic testers. I've been pleasantly surprised by how accommodating some places have been. Recently at special exhibit at the art museum,  the security guard was disposing of all food and drink as visitors entered. When I explained my situation, he let me keep my water bottle. It would be nice for everyone to be like that, but as we've said before, people just have no idea what we deal with unless they've experienced it themselves. If nothing else, cancer teaches us to have empathy.

Barbaraek said:

Evidently...

the letter had to be submitted in advance and cleared by the testing institute. Just bringing a letter to the test facility is not adequate. Unfortunately, this isn't the information that was relayed to my husband's secretary when she inquired about accomodations. I guess next time we'll know better...but since he only needs to recertify every 10 years we will

A) be so happy that he is still alive and kicking 10 years post, it won't matter...

his salivary function will have improved enough so that it doesn't matter

C) Both A & B

D) he will have retired and won't need to take the test

E) All of the above

 

Couldn't resist a little humor!

Barbara

E) All of the above!