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…
Like I mentioned earlier, Jaouad is struggling to figure her life out, but she is taking one step at a time. And then there is Henderson, who is taking control of his own life and not letting the cancer make him anything but normal. These are two people who have had the same outcome in terms of treatment, but are living two completely different lives post-cancer. Just because some people fit a general description, does not mean they can be all categorized as one person. In the end, that is all it is, a general description. An interview done by Global Eye, breast cancer survivor Linda Berlot talks about her experience with cancer, and then goes on to say how it has made her a better person for it (Global Eye). These are words of an actual cancer “survivor;” it is not a prospective writer hoping to publish an article for the New York