Cancer-stricken teacher assistant fired for missing work Good luck paying for those cancer treatments now. Ah, well, let her eat cake. That's health "care" in the USA!
Some of the comments at WRAL (original source for the story) are interesting. However, I have a hunch that part of her problem might be that she opted not to pay for long-term disability (which usually is optional) and is now suffering the consequences. Her employer comes off as a bunch of jerks, yet if she chose not to pay for LTD ...