FMLA leave can be used for a workerâs serious health condition, the serious health condition of a family member, or upon the arrival of a new child. State FMLA laws and the new military family provisions of the FMLA have broadened these categories: 1  Connecticut: Organ or bone marrow donor.
Here are some guidelines for eating during chemotherapy. 1  Eat frequent, small snacks so you consume enough calories and nutrients. 2  Incorporate high-calorie and high-protein foods, such as cheese and crackers, muffins, pudding, shakes, yogurt, ice cream, and chocolate. 3  Take vitamin and mineral supplements.
1 Eat small, frequent meals. 2  Do not eat 1-2 hours before chemotherapy and up to 3 hours after therapy. 3  Use plastic utensils if food tastes like metal. 4  Eat mints (or sugar-free mints), chew gum (or sugar-free gum) or chew ice to mask the bitter or metallic taste. Chemotherapy loss of sense of taste can occur purely from the association of an experience of nausea and vomiting with chemotherapy. 2  Taste changes may occur during therapy and last for hours, days, weeks, or even months after chemotherapy.