Susan Sontag's Illnes as Metaphor/AIDS and its Metaphors Reflection

While reading Susan Sontag's writings I really liked how she wrote about a cancer, a topic she had a strong emotional connection with, from an objective view. Only in her later writing did she introduce the fact that she did have cancer. I originally connected with her objective viewpoint and then really connected with her writing after she had opened up about her struggle. I, also, liked the way she used many other writers inside of her own writing. I feel this really strengthened her writing by proving support and evidence for her viewpoints. Where I faced confusion is the comparison between cancer and tuberculosis. I understand that both are feared and often avoided in conversations. The diseases are scary and most people do not open up to many people when facing such a situation. I think everyone has a different feeling about their comfortableness with these illnesses depending on their experience or connection to that particular illness. For example, in my family 4 people have suffered from cancer in the past few years. I may be more comfortable talking about cancer because people close to me have experienced the disease than someone who has never been exposed to the disease.