Cancer and the language used
behind it.
The
number of people diagnosed with cancer has continued to increase over the past
years. Research about its cure is still ongoing. In the BBC World Service documentary,
Rhetoric of Cancer, a survivor from cancer talks about the language used in
referring to the cancer disease.
Andrew Graystone
described his personal experience with having to live with the disease because
it is inevitable. When something is already there or when something is already
in occurrence, just like having this lethal disease called cancer, the patients
will not be able to avoid it. They will have to face it and try to make it
through. Like a war that they will have to live by, fearing what may happen
next. However, from what Andrew has said that he learned to accept it as part
of him and the concept of war, having cancer can be compared to a nation having
a struggle within its own territories, among its own people; a war caused by
inside forces and eventually the nation will have to resolve it and continue as
a strong nation.
Cancer patients
are really brave to have been living like this with cancer. I have heard of a
lot of stories about people (famous ones and commoners alike) diagnosed with it
and fighting it. Many were able to overcome it. And I must say the courage
demonstrated by these people is so admirable. I even wonder how after all they
have been going through a lot of them can still smile and remain optimistic.
Walang komento:
Mag-post ng isang Komento