Rhetoric
of Cancer is a BBC podcast about
cancer. It talks about the perspective of Andrew Graystone regarding cancer.
Being diagnosed with cancer three years ago, Andrew’s perspective of cancer as
a disease is something I personally consider new and interesting.
With cancer as one of
the deadliest diseases in the world, a person diagnosed with it, is without any
doubt, bound to face a lot of challenges, without knowing up to what extent. For
those who have been diagnosed with it, and those who have loved ones experience
such challenges, I believe that no words will ever be enough to describe what they
are going through, similar with the words of Andrew Graystone who stated that
he is, just like each one of us, “struggling to find a good language to
describe what is going on.” Not knowing when things are going to be okay, or
whether when will such challenges and happenings end, or if things will be okay
in the end. Just thinking about these things can be very depressing. Yet,
someone who actually was diagnosed with cancer see things in a very different
angle. His positive outlook in life, despite his condition, was very inspiring.
Seeing these cancer cells as parts of him and living alongside with his
disease, and not against it, he was able to accept his condition and see things
on the different side which, I actually admired about him.
Treating the experience
with cancer not as a battle against the disease but, as an experience living
alongside with them does not necessarily mean giving up. Personally, I think it
is just a way of seeing things in a different perspective. Having cancer is bad
enough, what will all the challenges one is bound to face, which is why seeing
things in a lighter view can make you see things better and make things a
little better. After all, as the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side. .
Erika
Joyce de Luna
2010
– 06190
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