<p>If the woman did not have cancer, this thing would not have gotten the headlines and response. She is not employed. Her ex is. They have shared custody which is becoming more and more common these days. When you have shared custody, it cannot work well unless you live near the other parents. So she is being ordered to have the kids move with the father who is apparently not getting his share of the custody. For her to share, she has to live near him, so she would have to move which she does not want to do. That is what the issue is. Since the father is paying child support, has shared custody, and it is important for the support of the kids that he keeps his job, it is a natural outcome that she, the unemployed one is asked to move to where the job is. No different than married couples in such situations. </p>
<p>That she has cancer is a whole other issue. Chicago is not a wasteland for medical care. She can get good followup treatment there. WHat she has does not need continual acute care, and she can find a break point in the treatment to make her move there. Her kids can be cared for by the ex while she makes those arrangements to move and then she will share custody like many, many parents who are divorced.</p>