When Carol Jumper was diagnosed with cancer last month, she broke the news to her employer - but instead of sympathy and support she received a letter announcing her immediate termination. The handwritten note from Pennsylvania oral surgeon Dr George Visnich to his long-time employee, 51-year-old Ms Jumper, of Hopewell, sparked a firestorm this week after it was shared on social media. The letter, written on Visnich's office stationary and dated August 11, opened with the line: 'You are currently engaged in a battle against cancer that will be demanding physically, mentally, and emotionally.’ Unceremoniously dismissed: Carol Jumper, 51, received this note from her employer, Dr George Visnich, telling her that she was being let go because of her cancer diagnosis
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Carol Jumper, 51, from Pennsylvania, suffers from cancer that impacts her pancreas, liver and ovaries
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She has worked for Dr George Visnich for more than 12 years
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Visnich's lawyer said the doctor laid off Jumper just so she could collect unemployment benefits during her treatment
But according to the lawyer hired by the oral surgeon, it was all a big misunderstanding caused by what was intended as an act of kindness on @placeholder’s part.