[voice over] We give children stickers and lollipops after they visit the doctor. We congratulate them for putting on a brave face. "Here's some candy, kid. Try to smile". We do it to adults, too. It's considered impolite to discuss your cancer diagnosis at a dinner party. You're supposed to smile, make small talk, suck on the invisible lollipop. Because for some reason, someone decided a long time ago that naming pain is impolite that hiding it and hiding from it makes more sense. It doesn't. It's a lie, a lie that both comforts and destroys us.
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