Fighting Disease: Why The “Battle” Terminology?

One of the most pervasive themes we find in the way the world views illness today; is that poor health or disease is a battle we need to win. We hear stories every day about a celebrity diagnosed with cancer who vows to “fight with everything they have” and are determined to “win the battle” for their health. This sets up a belief that the people who fight the hardest win, and the losers? Well….they just die, don’t they? Isn’t that the theory?

Even though I can relate somewhat to the battle terminology. Having suffered with severe fatigue in the past, …read more