Defibrelater Jade Ashton

In this episode, I take a look at the battle metaphors that are heavily used to talk about chronic illness and particularly cancer, exposing how damaging and unhelpful they can be. 

I also relate an alternative set of imagery, that of a garden, to help us move forward from the mindset that cancer is a constant fight. 

You can find a written version of this piece on the Defibrelater website, where there is also a reference list of all the sources I used in my research: https://www.defibrelater.co.uk/post/your-body-is-not-a-battlefield

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