Mary, thanks, this is very interesting. It would be nice if society recognized the very real issues people with cancer go through. Unfortunately there is far too much commercialization and idealization of cancer leading to a general public expecting people to be "warriors" and "bravely" put up a positive front. I think it's past time that people without cancer got some sensitivity training and we stopped putting unrealistic expectations on patients which can certainly contribute to depression and sadness.
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Mary, thanks, this is very interesting. It would be nice if society recognized the very real issues people with cancer go through. Unfortunately there is far too much commercialization and idealization of cancer leading to a general public expecting people to be "warriors" and "bravely" put up a positive front. I think it's past time that people without cancer got some sensitivity training and we stopped putting unrealistic expectations on patients which can certainly contribute to depression and sadness.
November 10, 2010 - 6:53pmPat
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