Without flexibility, Claire would not have been able to participate
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The flexibility was key. I really don’t think that I could’ve done it without the flexibility. I needed that flexibility in terms of when the meetings were set, the team was really very respectful of how I was feeling and my time, they – I would always be included in terms of setting meeting dates. So, there’d be a number of meeting dates, the choice of meeting dates and times, the option of teleconference, as well, was very helpful. But yeah, flexibility was the absolute key.
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