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

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.

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.

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.