Elaine - Interview 10  

Elaine - Interview 10

Age at Interview: 73
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 59
Background: Elaine was a doctor before she retired. She is married and has 4 children. Ethnic background/nationality: White Welsh.

Brief outline:Elaine was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 1995. The surgeon removed most of her pancreas and her spleen. Elaine also had some radiotherapy. Since then she has been very well indeed and only takes Metformin for mild diabetes.

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Cancer made Elaine appreciate her life. Although she wanted to lead a ‘normal’ life she decided to live each day as if it might be her last.

 



And everybody had advice, but I thought, “No, I’m just going to lead a normal life.” Not pretend it hasn’t happened, because it has happened. But it’s, it’s actually a very, if you have a shot across the bows, I just decided to live, as probably all of us should lead, life as if, you know, each day might be one’s last and make the best of what one, one had, is how I saw it. And I still, and I still carry that with me now. But I don’t think it was here before this event. I thought it actually brought things much more sharply into focus about what was important and what was, some things you could do nothing about and other things were less important. But that’s just me.

Pancreatic cancer
Introduction by Hugh Grant
Alison Chapple and Julie Evans
Pancreatic cancer
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