Hi,

I was diagnosed end of Sept with Breast Cancer. I had surgery end of Oct. Am starting chemotherapy next week. 
Firstly, I am absolutely terrified of having such a low immune system in the middle of this awful gobal pandemic. 
Secondly, and the most important query, I have a very handsome 8 year old son. He has Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and Autism. The Chemo Unit advised us not to send him to his Special Needs School as the Covid figures in our are extremely high and that would be too risky for myself. My son will be homeschooling and having some Personal Assistants in to help him and provide respite for us. 
My husband was today furloughed, which I think is great. He'll be around to help with our son. Though, his work has said that he may be called back at a drop of a hat. He's requested to be furloughed long-term and explained our circumstances. The CEO has said no! He can't have him off for months on end. 
Who is now supposed to look after our son, when my husband  gets called back to work? We only have 19hrs of PA support for him. I am usually the main carer for him. 
Obviously, I do not know how I'm going to be feeling on chemo. But I'm expecting that I'm not going to be feeling great. 
Can my husband take long-term unpaid leave and then claim Universal Credits? We need some kind of income to pay the bills. 
This whole thing is just stressing me out. We have no family nearby that can help.