I do wish people would stop with this 'he's a fighter' thing when someone is ill. I know it's meant to be encouraging, but it does sort of lay the blame for those who die on their lack of commitment.
Oh and here's Marina Hyde saying it much more elegantly https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/07/horror-coronavirus-real-imaginary-war-britain?__twitter_impression=true