How does employers view carrier break ?

I had genuine health issue which forced me to quit from my job and it take close to 8 months to recover , now when i go for interviews HR mangers frons at me carrier gap? What’s your opinion? My break is after 5 years of experiance…

I had genuine health issue which forced me to quit from my job and it take close to 8 months to recover , now when i go for interviews HR mangers frons at me carrier gap? What's your opinion? My break is after 5 years of experiance...