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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.44,0:00:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was June 2014.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.75,0:00:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 30 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.12,0:00:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I received a call\Nfrom my doctor's office
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.25,0:00:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say my test results were in.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.46,0:00:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I walked up to see her\Nin my lunch break, and my doctor said
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.86,0:00:20.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she was very sorry to tell me\Nthat I had breast cancer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.44,0:00:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't want to believe her\Nand at first, I didn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.71,0:00:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, I'm a lawyer\Nand I needed some evidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.60,0:00:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm very embarrassed to tell you all
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.23,0:00:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I stood up and I walked around\Nto where she was sitting
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.10,0:00:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that I could look\Nover her shoulder and verify
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.02,0:00:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what was written\Non the page in front of her.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.14,0:00:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.37,0:00:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Malignant carcinoma.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.86,0:00:49.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But still not wanting\Nto believe it, I said,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.21,0:00:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Now, malignant carcinoma,\Nyou're sure that means cancer?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.84,0:00:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.07,0:00:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She told me she was sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.38,0:01:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back at work, I handed over\Nthe urgent things that needed to be done
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.90,0:01:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while I was having more tests\Nto see if my cancer had spread.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.90,0:01:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at that moment,\Nwork wasn't my priority.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.05,0:01:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking about how I was going\Nto tell my family and friends
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.19,0:01:15.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I had cancer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.16,0:01:18.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How I was going to answer their questions
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.16,0:01:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how bad it was\Nand whether I was going to be OK,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.28,0:01:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I didn't know that myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.31,0:01:25.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was wondering if my partner and I
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.02,0:01:28.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would ever have an opportunity\Nto start a family.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.09,0:01:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was figuring out\Nhow I was going to tell my mother,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.56,0:01:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had herself had breast cancer\Nwhen she was pregnant with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.16,0:01:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She would know how I was feeling
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.12,0:01:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have an idea of what lay ahead for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.77,0:01:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I also didn't want her\Nto have to relive her cancer experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.57,0:01:49.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I didn't appreciate at the time
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.89,0:01:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was that work was about to play\Na huge role in my treatment and recovery.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.40,0:01:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That it would be my coworkers and my job
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.56,0:02:00.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would make me feel valuable and human
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.59,0:02:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at times when I would have\Notherwise felt like a statistic.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.38,0:02:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That it would be my job\Nthat would give me routine and stability
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.58,0:02:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was dealing with so many\Ndifficult personal decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.43,0:02:12.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so much uncertainty.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.02,0:02:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, what sort of breast\Nreconstruction I was going to have.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.68,0:02:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at a time like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.32,0:02:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would think that I would turn\Nto my family and friends for support.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.90,0:02:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, of course I did that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.81,0:02:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it would ultimately be my colleagues
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.76,0:02:34.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who would play a huge role\Nin my day-to-day life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.62,0:02:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they would be\Nthe ones to make me laugh.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.64,0:02:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, we were a pretty close team
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.85,0:02:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we shared a couple\Nof really good in-jokes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.43,0:02:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this time they overheard\Nsomeone ask me
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.42,0:02:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how I got my hair so shiny and perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.00,0:02:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without knowing that it was,\Nof course, a wig --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.02,0:02:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know, it was a very good wig
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.17,0:03:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it did make getting ready\Nin the mornings very easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.35,0:03:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.72,0:03:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in little moments like this,\NI appreciated what their support meant
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.36,0:03:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I wondered what I would\Nhave done without that network.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.72,0:03:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've spoken with so many people,\Nwomen in particular,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.90,0:03:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who haven't had the chance\Nto have that network
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.80,0:03:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they haven't been given\Nthe opportunity to work through treatment.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.47,0:03:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are several reasons for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.76,0:03:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think it mostly comes down\Nto overly paternalistic employers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.38,0:03:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These employers want you to go away\Nand focus on yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.08,0:03:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And come back when you're better.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.20,0:03:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they use those kinds of phrases.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.14,0:03:44.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while these responses\Nare well-meaning,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.33,0:03:46.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knowing the benefits it brought me,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.28,0:03:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it makes me incredibly frustrated
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.29,0:03:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when people are told\Nthat they couldn’t or shouldn't work,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.18,0:03:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it's something that they want to do\Nand physically can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.60,0:04:00.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started to look into\Nwhat an employer is required to do
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.84,0:04:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when someone presents\Nwith a cancer diagnosis.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.84,0:04:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered that under Australian law,\Ncancer is considered a disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.84,0:04:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you are unable to perform\Nyour usual work duties,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.27,0:04:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your employer is obligated\Nby the Disability Discrimination Act
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.22,0:04:20.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make reasonable adjustments\Nto your working arrangements,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.34,0:04:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that you can continue to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.01,0:04:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would reasonable\Nadjustments look like for me?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.58,0:04:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew the obvious impacts\Nmy diagnosis was going to have on work.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.00,0:04:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Medical appointments would be scheduled\Nduring business hours,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.36,0:04:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I knew that I would need time off\Nto recover from surgical procedures.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.49,0:04:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, being a typical lawyer,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.94,0:04:47.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had done my due diligence\Non what to expect from treatment.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.37,0:04:50.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Admittedly, a lot of that\Nwas through Doctor Google,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.84,0:04:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,perhaps not my best move\Nand I wouldn't recommend that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.90,0:04:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.21,0:04:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But while I was ready\Nfor all the physical side effects,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.37,0:05:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what really scared me\Nwas this thing called chemo brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.10,0:05:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chemo brain presents itself\Nthrough memory loss,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.26,0:05:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an inability to concentrate
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.48,0:05:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an inability to solve problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.23,0:05:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if this happened to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.01,0:05:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wondered how I was going to do\Nmy job as a lawyer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.42,0:05:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would I be forced to leave work?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.92,0:05:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how could I possibly\Nhave a discussion with my manager
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.30,0:05:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about reasonable adjustments\Nto my working arrangements
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.22,0:05:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I didn't know\Nhow I was going to be impacted?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.82,0:05:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was fortunate to have\Na supportive manager
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.07,0:05:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was happy to see\Nhow things went as we went along,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.91,0:05:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than requiring\Na concrete plan up front.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.55,0:05:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was lucky that while\Nhe may not have even known
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.91,0:05:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about this concept\Nof reasonable adjustments,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.66,0:05:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to him, it was just common sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.22,0:05:54.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I've learned that it's not\Ncommon sense to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.62,0:05:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone going through treatment\Nwill learn how it impacts them
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.95,0:06:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what their limitations are.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.87,0:06:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they'll learn to adjust for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.96,0:06:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for me, there were the tips and tricks\Nthat I learned about the treatment itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.64,0:06:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like, before you go to chemo,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.39,0:06:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to make sure\Nyou're really well hydrated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.73,0:06:17.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you're warm, because it helps\Nthe nurses to find your veins.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.47,0:06:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And make sure that you don't eat\Nany of your favorite food,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.44,0:06:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,either before or after chemo,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.42,0:06:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you're going to be\Nthrowing that up
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.71,0:06:26.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you won't ever\Nwant to look at it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.84,0:06:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.05,0:06:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that one the hard way.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.29,0:06:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there were the tricks\Nfor managing my workflow.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.72,0:06:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I scheduled chemo for first thing\Non a Monday morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.17,0:06:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that from the time\NI left the cancer care unit,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.27,0:06:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had about four hours\Nbefore this fog screen would come down
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.72,0:06:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would start to be sick.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.86,0:06:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I would use that time to clean my inbox\Nand make any urgent calls.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.37,0:06:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The worst of the sickness would be gone\Nwithin about 48 hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.23,0:06:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I would log back\Ninto work from home.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.05,0:07:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This treatment continued\Nand I knew what to expect.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.22,0:07:06.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to set reasonable expectations\Nwith my business partners
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.67,0:07:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what I could do
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.59,0:07:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the time frames that I could do it in.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.39,0:07:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I still remember\Nthe hesitation in their voices
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.44,0:07:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it came to asking for things.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.67,0:07:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And asking me to do things\Nby a certain time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.52,0:07:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And trust me, these were people
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.54,0:07:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were not afraid\Nof setting a good deadline.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.84,0:07:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.57,0:07:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got the impression they didn't want\Nto put any extra pressure on me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.04,0:07:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while I was going through treatment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.13,0:07:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while I appreciated the sentiment,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.55,0:07:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually needed the deadlines.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.08,0:07:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me, that was something\Nwithin my control
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.86,0:07:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and something\Nthat could stay in my control
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.83,0:07:44.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when there were so many\Nthings that couldn't.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.72,0:07:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I was working from home,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.17,0:07:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking about how employers\Nshould be applying this concept
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.63,0:07:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of reasonable adjustments\Nin our current age.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.71,0:07:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where one in two Australian men and women
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.04,0:08:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will be diagnosed with cancer\Nby the age of 85.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.82,0:08:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as we continue to work\Nlonger and longer into older age,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.85,0:08:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the chances of having a serious illness\Nwhile we're in the workforce
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.31,0:08:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are increasing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.58,0:08:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with technology enabling us\Nto work anywhere, any time,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.61,0:08:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reasonable adjustments\Nare no longer contingent upon
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.42,0:08:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether or not you can continue\Nto physically make it
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.34,0:08:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the physical office.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.30,0:08:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reasonable adjustments are also not about
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.55,0:08:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just offering a longer break\Nor a comfier chair to sit in,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.57,0:08:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although those things might be good, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.85,0:08:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the very least,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.19,0:08:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to be applying\Nthe flexibility policies and strategies
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.46,0:08:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've developed for other scenarios,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.29,0:08:46.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like for people\Nwith family responsibilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.83,0:08:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how can we ensure that people\Nare even having a conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.36,0:08:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about what reasonable adjustments\Nmight look like for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.78,0:08:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if a manager's first response is to say,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.85,0:09:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh no, don't come back to work\Nuntil you're better."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.44,0:09:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a light went on for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.90,0:09:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It must be compulsory for managers
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.100,0:09:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have to have these conversations\Nwith their employees.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.86,0:09:14.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lessons from people like me,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.16,0:09:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have really benefited\Nfrom working through treatment,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.08,0:09:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to be more widely shared.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.99,0:09:23.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought about what could be done\Nto guide these conversations,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.96,0:09:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then an amazing\Ncolleague of mine, Camilla Gunn,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.58,0:09:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,developed a "Working with Cancer" toolkit.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.86,0:09:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The toolkit provides a framework\Nfor those diagnosed,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.51,0:09:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their managers, their carers\Nand their coworkers
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.52,0:09:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have conversations about cancer\Nand the work support available.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.10,0:09:44.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Camilla and I have now been\Nto other organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.53,0:09:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about the toolkit
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.78,0:09:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how it can help to guide through
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.39,0:09:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what, quite frankly, are otherwise\Nsome pretty awkward conversations.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.63,0:09:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm pleased to say that the uptake\Nof the toolkit is increasing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.00,0:10:00.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what should be\Na manager's first response
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.57,0:10:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when somebody says that they're sick
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.01,0:10:05.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they don't know\Nhow it's going to impact their work?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.45,0:10:08.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It must be this:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.71,0:10:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"To the extent that you\Nare able, and want to,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.51,0:10:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would love to work out\Nan arrangement for you
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.87,0:10:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to continue to work through treatment."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.52,0:10:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to start positively engaging\Npeople with serious illness
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.47,0:10:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep them in the workforce,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.99,0:10:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than paternalisticaly\Npushing them away.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.30,0:10:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've told you my story\Nbecause I want you to know the benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.37,0:10:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that working through treatment brought me.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.84,0:10:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I also want to change your perceptions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.89,0:10:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you think that somebody\Ngoing through treatment
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.35,0:10:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is just bold, frail and vomiting a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.78,0:10:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, these things\Nwere true some of the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.72,0:10:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if not a lot of the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.99,0:10:51.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I was also determined\Nto push myself at work
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.44,0:10:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as much as I had always done.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.62,0:10:58.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was able to do that\Nbecause my employer gave me the choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.31,0:11:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most importantly, I'm telling you
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.58,0:11:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because while it's a seemingly\Nobvious choice to give someone,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.78,0:11:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not one that is always\Noffered or encouraged.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.16,0:11:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it must be.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.67,0:11:12.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.86,0:11:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)