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As someone who lost a sibling to cancer, thanks for the translation. I wish people would use "You are not alone" or "We also have suffered due to cancer. It is
by justin_oaks 4y ago
As someone who lost a sibling to cancer, thanks for the translation.
I wish people would use "You are not alone" or "We also have suffered due to cancer. It is awful. You have our empathy and we offer our condolences." or something else instead of the shorthand "Fuck cancer". But I'll accept "Fuck cancer" too.
- Waterluvian 4y agoI generally agree. I used to be so angry when someone said it. Fuck cancer? Fuck you. What do you know about how I’m feeling? I learned two things over the years : 1. everyone “knows something” about cancer. 2. I can’t control culture and language. To be honest though, many years later… I still haven’t found a single phrase anyone can say that doesn’t make me think, “I wish we could just not be having this conversation.” I remind myself that there are no words but people are still trying.