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Age 41-60
Interview CP24  

Interview CP24

Age at Interview: 54
Background: Studying art/ incapacitated nursery nurse; married; 2 children.
Brief outline:Back pain following injury at work, 1994. Treatments: Epidural steroid injections. TENS. Pain management: Graded exercise programme. Outpatient NHS Pain management programme. Current medication: Occasional use of co-proxamol.


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Has organised her garden so it is easy to maintain and uses a special pad to kneel on.

 



My biggest lifesaver, I would say, has been getting back into art. I think, if you do have any illness or problem, you really do need something to give your life a purpose. And I garden as much as I can. I've organised my garden in such a way that it's very easy to maintain and very easy to garden. 

I grow my own fruit and vegetables, which doesn't take as much time or energy or is as difficult as people may think. I have kneeling pads, I don't have special, don't use special tools, but I do use a kneeling pad. I'm a, I'm a knees gardener. I mean, if I get stuck I just call my husband and he comes and pulls me up.
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