Health discussions on TV

[ruben]

Well it's another new year. Does anyone else get despondent like me about the complete lack of any mention of our illness, struggles and plight. It's all seems so taboo.

 

[linusbert]

if they dont acknowledge it, they dont have to fix it

 

[BrightCandle]

Everything we see on TV and in the press is controlled by the rich and powerful. They aren't interested in anything other than more riches and more power and we wont be seeing people stricken down with disease on TV anytime soon.

 

[linusbert]

Everything we see on TV and in the press is controlled by the rich and powerful.

absolutely right!

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Justin Bieber's Lyme disease is somehow not the same as the rest of our' Lyme disease.

 

[L'engle]

Even for more conventional illnesses, they are generally used as a plot device rather than anything to foster understanding. I can't count how many characters 'in a wheelchair' (not even 'characters who use a wheelchair') who 'get up and walk miraculously!'. Generally shown that they were imagining being paralysed, or that it can always miraculously clear up so no big deal! And once they've stood up once that's it, no variation, no worsening with time, they're just fine again.

Or people waking up in a hospital bed somewhere, ripping the IV out of their arm and running off down the hall. No headache or balance problems, not weakened from being unconscious, not even thirsty or hungry.

Its pretty ridiculous.