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Summary Of Surviving Survivor Stereotypes, By Curtis Pesman

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There are those patients whose cancer has given him/her a new outlook on life. There are those patients who do not let their sickness define the rest of their life. There are those patients who are back to living normal lives after remission, people like Jon Henderson. In the online article, Surviving “Survivor” Stereotypes, Curtis Pesman covers a regular day of cancer free, Jon Henderson. Pesman talks about how Henderson, a lung cancer survivor, is at the gym doing workouts just like anyone else, even though he has “a portable oxygen tank by his side” (Pesman). This refutes the stereotype that all cancer patients become depressed or out of place once they have been treated. Yes, it may not be completely normal to have an oxygen tank attached to a person while at the gym, but it shows that even post cancer, an individual can do regular things and be happy. Some of patients might not be happy, but everyone's situation is different. …show more content…

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