My wife says that she plans to return to work this year, fourteen years after taking Special Unpaid Leave whilst expecting our first daughter. Or second daughter recently turned eleven. It meant me seeking out jobs that enabled this to work, but we both felt that it would be immensely valuable for the whole family if she was able to spend as much time as possible with them as they were growing up. It is wonderful to see how close they are and ultimately turned out to be the best decision we ever made when Laura fell ill - my wife could drop everything, relocate half way around the globe, and literally spend a year by her side during the treatment. I know that it is something that not all families want to do or can afford to do but it was right for us and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.