... day, or learn to be more empathetic, of whatever. These responses, while certainly well-intentioned, ultimately dehumanise the dying" So often, those with serious illnesses are isolated because of their conditions, as a society we place ... for entertainment and fun, they symbolise childishness and happiness. Hazel has one and used it as a child before she was "diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen." After being diagnosed and ... is a symbol of her own life. Like Anna, the main character of An Imperial Affliction, Hazel is terminally ill, and as Hazel says, "it's ...

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