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Cosette
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8 years ago

What NOT to say to people affected with breast cancer

In 2013, a journalist called breast cancer the "sexy" cancer. What they meant is that breast cancer is a cause that people get behind in a big way compared to other cancers and diseases. Nevertheless,...
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Afraser
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8 years ago
Ain't that the truth!  At least as far as they "you'll be fine, you're a fighter" stuff goes (some of the rest is just awful). That's why I didn't mind when people said that sort of thing to me, it was well intended. It was my perceptions that had changed.