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Less than 2 years since diagnosis
Interview OV23  

Interview OV23

Age at Interview: 53
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 52
Background: Teacher, married, two adult children.
Brief outline:Ovarian cancer diagnosed in 2002 following abdominal swelling. Treated by surgical removal of ovaries and womb followed by chemotherapy, complicated by kidney problems.


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Accepted that she might die from cancer but didn't want a lingering death or have others being responsible for her.

 



So realistically I have to think well ovarian cancer will probably be the demise of me but I don't know when and I think you, everyone's like that, you know, we're all kind of like going to an end eventually, so that doesn't necessarily bother me.

I never thought of myself being sick though and I certainly don't want to live years of being incapacitated or having other people have to be responsible for me. So if I had a fear it would be that, where I would be too sick to do anything and like linger on for years, I wouldn't want that. I hope they approve euthanasia for terminally ill patients actually, less drain on the NHS as well.
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