Movie Reaction Paper: And the Band Played On

They feel that when people now of their illness they will be treated differently. In the article “After Diagnosis, Some Keep their Cancer a Secret” Melanie Young a breast cancer survivor says, “I didn’t want my clients to perceive me as incapacitated and jump ship” (2). Not all people react the same way some might feel sorry for the person that is going through the difficult time. Others might distance away because they do not know how to approach the situation. Skloot states “After each treatment, Henrietta would change back into her clotes and walk the few blocks to margaret’s house, where she’d wait for Day to pick her up around midnight” (Skloot 47). While Henrietta was with Margaret they would interact, but never say anything about her illness or talk about the symptoms that would come as a result of her treatment. Talking about cancer is not an easy topic because everyone has different opinions when it comes to whether to share the news with their friends and family

When Henrietta finds out that she had cervical cancer, she did not tell anyone and continue to live her life, as usual, taking care of her husband and the children. Rebecca Skloot states that Henrietta told, “Day and the children not to worry,” ‘Aint’ nothing serious wrong, “Doctor’s gonna fix me right up” (Skloot 31). In the article “Keeping Cancer a Secret,” author Dr. Mikkael Sekeres ask his patient “how are they [children] dealing with your diagnosis” (1). The patient response what that the reason he chose to not tell his children was that his son was away on duty in Afghanistan and felt that it would not be fair for her daughter to know the truth and not his son.(Sekeres 2) Dr. Sekeres states, “I was surprised. My patient had been dealing with this serious medical condition for a couple of years, and he was so pragmatic in how he managed all aspects of his life” (2). Even the doctor finds it amazing that he had been hiding his secret for a long time and that his children were unaware what their father was going through, but that was his choice and it should be respected. Different reasons motivate a person to keep their illness way from their loved ones. It also depends on patients’ attitudes if they are private with their life, in general, it will be harder for the patients to talk with others about their

Which is being a shy small town girl who never wanted to speak in front of people because of fear of what they think or say. Years after her diagnosis she has become one of the most well know breast cancer activist in the United States. She believes that God brought her through the cancer the first time and used it for good. She also believes that the cancer has made her marriage and family stronger. Cancer can cause depression, body image issues, anxiety and fear, but your attitude about your diagnosis can make a big difference during your treatment. Always try to stay positive and when you you’re a survivor try to make a difference to help

I had been diagnosed with cancer but I quickly tried to tell myself that this was not real. I thought that refusing to accept that I had cancer would help me to prepare myself for the mob of medical students, doctors, and nurses that would

“Welcome to all here, let me start off by talking about the Kansas-Nebraska act and the Missouri Compromise and how it has sparked all of these protests. I don’t like it and I have come to put an end to this.”

The movie, And the Band Played On, discusses the origin of the AIDS virus and how it spontaneously spread across the world. It used the Ebola disease to foreshadow the forth coming of another serious disease. The world was not prepared to handle such a contagious plague. Doctors around the world assumed that the first cases of the HIV virus to be just an abnormality of a certain disease, their carelessness of this matter was the start to the spread of this disease. Throughout this movie, it illustrates different points, such as the beginning of HIV, the misconceptions it gave, and the panic it aroused amongst doctors and the common people.

“’So what’s your story?’” she then then replies “’I already told you my story. I was diagnosed when-‘” He interrupts and says “’No, not your cancer story. Your story. Interests, hobbies, passions, etcetera… Don’t tell me you’re one of those people who becomes their disease. I know so many people like that. It’s disheartening. Like cancer is in the growth business, right? The taking-people-over business. But surely you haven’t let it succeed prematurely’” (Green, 32).

The HBO movie “And the Band Played On” was created to supply knowledge on how the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic started in the 1980s. It used the Ebola outbreak that occurred in Central Africa during 1976, to show significance that a fatal disease was coming. Many patients around the world were being misdiagnosed by doctors who assumed they just had a case of pneumocystis pneumonia. This movie touches on how researchers discover AIDS, the consequences that the homosexuals suffered and the panic that was stimulated in the community. Throughout this movie there were many examples of theories of persuasion that caught my attention.

It doesn’t just affect the person with the illness, it also affects the people around them. It can cause relationships to weaken, but the closest friendships

And the band played on is a film that depicts controversy between scientists, politicians, and Americans during Reagan’s presidency. In the film AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) was allowed to spread unregulated during the 1980's while many trusted institutions (i.e. the Red Cross) ignored and/or denied the threat. The protagonist Dr. Don Francis squares up with the media, government, and homosexual communities to make people understand the seriousness of the disease

When someone is suffering or living with a chronic illness it can have a huge impact on them psychologically and socially. Chronic Illness is a condition that is prolonged in duration, usually more than 3 months and is rarely cured (DoH, 2012). Having to cope with a chronic condition might lead to life changes, such as dependency on others, loss of income, which can cause feelings of loss and reduced self-esteem. They can also report feelings of social rejection, poor healthcare and workplace termination due to their presenting condition (Earnshaw, Quinn, & Park, 2011).

To begin with, I will look at what cancer is. I would like to look at cancer as a disease and the social determinants of this perspective. I would then like to investigate cancer as an illness and look at the narrative of this experience including its social determinants. Finally, I will address the differences and similarities between the two.

Cancer is a word that no one wants to hear or think about, however there are many people

Cancer has one of the biggest effects on the patients mental health but also the patients loved ones and friends. It is one of the hardest things to get a grip on when the doctor tells someone that they have cancer and a fifty-fifty chance of making it. "The disease can bring many changes-in what people do and how they look, in how they feel and what they value" (Dakota 4). It makes people look at the world and their lives in a different way, valuing now what they took for granted and seeing the bigger picture in every scenario. It is something that no one can actually brace, even after the doctor tells them. Through it all though, the person must remain strong and optimistic because the cancer can affect the person's moods and in return affect the outcome of the person and the chances of their making it

One of the many of the world's problems is sickness, but some diseases have no cure which can result in death. Cancer is a code we just can’t seem to crack and it has taken hundreds of thousands of lives. Everyone knows of someone who has died of or had cancer in their life. It’s a hard sickness to beat but many strong people do beat it, some being children. I have personally seen my family members go through this and of course, some didn’t make it out alive. If you have seen anyone who has cancer, you’ll see how it can take over your body, how that person doesn’t even look like themselves anymore.