I have a really hard time with the way people talk about cancer and putting in the form of some quantifiable fight. Because it requires fighting in its very nature. It requires insane levels of strength from the get go. But it also requires other things of people...
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It always bothers me too.
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I think it's fine to say that someone is fighting cancer, I think it is wrong to say that they lost their fight if/when they pass. If they were able to face it with grace and dignity then they won their fight, even if cancer killed them.
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Have you seen the Walgreens commercial where bald and head-scarved women shop for makeup and lotion for their chemo wrecked skin and the tag line is "fight beautifully"? TRULY GROSS.
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One of the most difficult things for humans to deal with is the randomness of fate. We want to believe we are in control even when we are not. Did you know Norm MacDonald has a bit on this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMRd-n_s4c8 …
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It’s the exact same way people talk about disabilities, which I also find highly problematic.
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It feels insulting. My dad was as game a fighter as they come but cancer is a nightmare and not every story has a happy ending. Every time an interview airs where someone claims they fought and won because they fought so good my teeth grind a bit further into dust.
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