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5-6 years since diagnosis
Interview OV39  

Interview OV39

Age at Interview: 41
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 35
Background: University administrator; married; two children.
Brief outline:Ovarian cancer diagnosed in 1997 following abdominal pain, frequent urination, vaginal bleeding, fainting fit, and rash. Treated by surgical removal of ovaries and womb followed by chemotherapy.


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Sampled aromatherapy and yoga when they were provided free but couldn't afford to pay to have them regularly.

 



Have you thought about or used any complementary or alternative remedies or anything like that?

I would love to say that I have, but I haven't. 

My husband was working away from home when I was diagnosed with cancer, and gave up his work to come home. He's a teacher and he went on to be a supply teacher back here. And that meant that his, our income wasn't steady by any means, so things like complementary therapies are expensive, and  much as I would have loved to have taken advantage of them, we just couldn't afford to with two small children. I do sample them when I get a chance, I've had, I've had a little bit of aromatherapy, but not on a regular basis. I do appreciate the benefits of them, I did do a course of yoga that my local support group put on for a while but apart from that...
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