Hello! I hope you’re doing great today. I have an opinion to ask of you.
I recently had a friend/acquaintance I had known and kept up with since middle school pass away at 19 from Ewing’s Sarcoma. All the terminology they use for this stuff is ‘she never lost the battle, she won, because she is finally free of pain. Cancer never wins.’
This has always bothered me. She’s not here anymore and they keep saying she won. Everyone misses her so badly in the community, nothing about it feels like any kind of victory. How do you feel about this? Hopefully this is not offensive to ask. Sorry bout how long it is.
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Hello! I hope you’re doing great today. I have an opinion to ask of you.
I recently had a friend/acquaintance I had known and kept up with since middle school pass away at 19 from Ewing’s Sarcoma. All the terminology they use for this stuff is ‘she never lost the battle, she won, because she is finally free of pain. Cancer never wins.’
This has always bothered me. She’s not here anymore and they keep saying she won. Everyone misses her so badly in the community, nothing about it feels like any kind of victory. How do you feel about this? Hopefully this is not offensive to ask. Sorry bout how long it is.
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