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Making plans for death

 

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Practical matters after death

 

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• Cancer >> Pancreatic Cancer >> Unsuitable for potentially curative surgery >> Interview 28 >> When he was told he had six months to live he sorted his things, sold some of them, improved his relationship with his son, and repaired the house.

Diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas in 2001, followed by a laparotomy, a gastrojejunostomy and then chemotherapy. After having had some chemotherapy he decided to try an alternative therapy, apricot seeds.

• Cancer >> Pancreatic Cancer >> Carers/family members of people who have died >> Anthony - Interview 16 >> After Martine died Anthony went to the hospital bereavement office, where a woman told him that he could go to the local authority's register office t

Anthony’s wife, Martine, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003. She was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She had more chemotherapy in 2005 and 2008. A scan found that cancer had spread to her liver. Martine died peacefully in August 2008.

• Cancer >> Pancreatic Cancer >> Carers/family members of people who have died >> Theadora - Interview 25 >> Theadora and her father went to the local register office to register her mother’s death. It felt bizzare to share a room with people waiting to regis

Theadora’s mother developed jaundice in 2004. After doctors diagnosed pancreatic cancer she had chemotherapy, which continued intermittently almost until she died in 2007. She found complementary therapies, such as reiki, helpful and changed her diet.

• Cancer >> Pancreatic Cancer >> Carers/family members of people who have died >> Simon - Interview 26 >> Simon was upset when the registrar said she had to keep the cause of death form signed by the GP. Simon considered her inhuman and officious.

In 2007 Simon’s wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was aged 39. She started the TeloVac trial. The chemotherapy was effective but the vaccine was not. She had more chemotherapy and also complementary therapies. She died peacefully in 2009.