on Sep 27th, 2006Do Cancer Patients Have Any Obligation to Point Out Your Unhealthy Lifestyle?
Once you realize words can outlive you, the possiblity of living forever doesn’t seem so ridiculous. Faced with a cancer diagnosis, Leroy Sievers has been recording his thoughts for the NPR crowd. This week’s topic: the moral high ground when it comes to observing unhealthy behavior.
My Cancer: We’re Not Moral Guardians
Now that he has cancer, Leroy Sievers finds he makes folks uncomfortable about their own less-than-healthy choices. Despite the unique perspective cancer patients have, he doesn’t think they have special moral authority.
After that day, your life is never the same. “That day” is the day the doctor tells you, “You have cancer.” Every one of us knows someone who’s had to face that news. It’s scary, it’s sad. But it’s still life, and it’s a life worth living. “My Cancer” is a daily account of my life and my fight with cancer.
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