January 24, 2011
Blurb
Gabrielle Giffords' remarkable recovery from a bullet to her head has provided a heartening respite from a national calamity. Representative Giffords’s husband describes her as a “fighter,” and no doubt she is one. Whether her recovery has anything to do with a fighting spirit, however, is another matter entirely... there’s no evidence to back up the idea that an upbeat attitude can prevent any illness or help someone recover from one more readily... Cancer doesn’t care if we’re good or bad, virtuous or vicious, compassionate or inconsiderate. Neither does heart disease or AIDS or any other illness or injury...
Read the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/opinion/25sloan.html?ref=todayspaper
Read the article at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/25/opinion/25sloan.html?ref=todayspaper