Saturday, October 23, 2021

Healing Metaphors A-Z - Cancer

 From Healing Metaphor A-Z by Chuck Spezzano and Janie Ticehurst.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The American Cancer Society had the following response to this Spezzano Healing Metaphor:

Thank you for sharing your important concerns with your American Cancer Society. As you may know, researchers have done many studies to see if there is a link between personality, stress, and cancer. No scientific evidence has shown that a person’s personality or outlook can affect their cancer risk. This information can be found at the link below:

> Questions People Ask About Cancer:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/questions-people-ask-about-cancer

The Society often reaches out to organizations when we see something we think is not right, not fair, or not productive to the fight against cancer; however, we cannot do this in every case. That's why we rely on people like you, our supporters, to help us.

Your words can mean more than you might think. As a volunteer organization, we know well the power of the public to change the course of cancer. Therefore, we encourage you to personally contact those who give platforms to Chuck Spezzano and others when you want to express your opinion. Together, we can make a difference.

Thank you again for helping your American Cancer Society to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Sarah
Online Cancer Information Specialist

Deborah Ann Kaye said...

This Spezzano description of the disease and how he uses guilt as a form of shaming has no excuse. It is like Donald Trump saying Sen. McCain is a loser because Trump doesn't like POWs.

These "Healing Metaphors" reveal the true home of POV, and it is a dark place to be. Bravo to the American Cancer Society for providing the reality check.

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