dr. jacobs: certain employers are more generous about it, and certain employers are less generous about it, but yeah, it's a constant problem here. we just work with people on an individual basis. the nurses are sort of invaluable in helping people work around their schedules. reporter: stephanie gets chemo every friday. she has the weekend free, and uses the time to recuperate. melanie morgan drives 2.5 hours for her chemo treatments. her daughter accompanies her. they're staying in a kind of hotel for patients. it's funded by private donations. each room has a plaque with donor names. the patients can stay here for free. melanie is also still working, despite the chemo. but her employer made a concession, and allows her to work remotely. melanie: i it's our way of lif. i mean, you know, i know a lot of people, b being in the healh care professioion myself, i knoa lot of peoplple that aren't as fortunate as me, that aren't able to continue to work. but, i mean, it's a way of life for us, this is just part of lifefe, it's not anything thate look as being a burden, or anything. reporter: me