One small thing I didn't like about #Creed was how they talked about #cancer. Minor but important.

I see why they chose to frame the cancer discussion in terms of fighting.

Especially today, you a- can't look at it as a death sentence or b- compare your cancer to anyone else's.

But I wish they had also tied survivor imagery in with the fight. Adonis wasn't just sticking with it in terms of winning.

Just surviving meant something. Proved something to himself.

And I just can't stress this enough, ever. Having cancer isn't about fighting. Your body isn't an enemy.

What you need to get through #cancer is a survivor's will.

Thinking you're in a fight doesn't give you what you need to get through it.

There will be a lot of fighting. For breadth. Patience. Stamina. But you will lose a LOT. A fighter mentality makes losing a bad thing.

But if you can drill it into yourself that all you have to do is survive this moment? When survival is the win? It changes EVERYTHING.

So what if that needle biopsy hurt like a bitch. You survived it. You win.

Can't hold bread down? Breathe. Try again with broth. You survive that moment that makes you want to stop trying and you win.

String along enough of those survival moments and you wake up one day with no more chemo appointments.

You cannot imagine the pressure that comes with this insistence that you're a fighter.

There's already this huge psychological war going on inside you.

What if you due.
What if you don't.
What about these bills...

Adding the pressure of being a warrior... It's a cruel thing to do to yourself. You need that energy to heal.

One last thing - I don't blame #Creed for the way they handle cancer. It's systemic. And within that framework that's the best I've seen this metaphor.

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