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There's also a broader problem w/language around illness.
This idea that we're gonna "fight it" and we tell people "you're strong you're gonna tackle this" and that's just not how disease works.
It paints a picture that not overcoming it is a sign of failure and weakness. https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev/status/1313305726815801344
This idea that we're gonna "fight it" and we tell people "you're strong you're gonna tackle this" and that's just not how disease works.
It paints a picture that not overcoming it is a sign of failure and weakness. https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev/status/1313305726815801344
Unfortunately, it doesn't always matter how strong you are, how brave you are, how much you want to take a disease down.
And putting the emotional burden on a sick person to stay strong no matter what is an unnecessary pressure on an already difficult situation.
And putting the emotional burden on a sick person to stay strong no matter what is an unnecessary pressure on an already difficult situation.
If you have a serious illness should you not be allowed the grace and social support to feel down about it? To feel a bit hopeless? To not have to constantly be told you need to muster strength and that's the only way to survive?
If a person's body is not able to overcome a disease it is not a moral failing on their part. It's not a sign they didn't fight hard enough.
We really have to stop using the language of strength (physical and emotional) when we talk about illness.
We really have to stop using the language of strength (physical and emotional) when we talk about illness.
And to make something clear: this is not a problem of the left or the right. This is universal problem regardless of your politics. We all use this language.
