Y’know, healthy people have got to stop saying things like ‘she fought til the end,’ ‘he battled cancer,’ because then when they die, you have to say, ‘they lost their battle to cancer.’ You’re saying they’re a loser. They’re a loser, because they died? What were their choices? Did you ever think that if we all lived forever, no one would ever have babies? There would be no space. Dying is necessary. It’s important. It sucks. So when we do, don’t criticize us on the way out. Just say… ‘goodbye.’ And ‘thank you.’ And ‘you’re not a loser.’ Cathy Jamison, The Big C (via slacktides)

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