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7-14 years since diagnosis
Interview OV03  

Interview OV03

Age at Interview: 48
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 41
Background: Nurse; married, 2 adult children.
Brief outline:Ovarian cancer diagnosed in 1996 following abdominal swelling and pain, and depression. Treated by surgical removal of ovaries and womb followed by chemotherapy.


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People should not feel guilty about having days when they feel low and cannot be positive.

 



I think what people cannot stand is this feeling that you've got to be positive, and if you're not positive you're not going to make it. And I think you've got to be realistic that, you know, having been through that sort of treatment there are going to be times when, or however positive a person you are, there are going to be times when you're going to hit rock bottom and not to feel guilty that you feel bad and you're feeling low, because it's an abnormal situation. And I think sometimes because it's an abnormal situation people need a bit more support than they would normally accept if they were going through something else.
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