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Age 51-60
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Interview 06
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He would like to believe that there is something after death but wonders if he is 'clutching at straws'.
Diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy in 2000.
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Age 61-70
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Interview 11
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She is a Christian and looks forward to life after death.
Diagnosed in 1993 with lymphoma, treated with chemotherapy, and then developed heart failure.
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Age 61-70
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Interview 22
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She is a Christian and believes that at death the spirit leaves the body.
Had two sub-arachnoid haemorrhages in 1993 and then developed hydrocephalus. Had a shunt inserted in 1994, which was "revised" (removed and replaced) in 2000.
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Age 71-80
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Interview 31
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Says that people live after death through their genes and because they influence the way others live their lives.
Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in January 2003, (particularly affecting the right lung), followed by chemotherapy.
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Age 71-80
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Interview 18
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He believes in life after death and thinks that we should pray for the grace to have no fear.
Diagnosed with bladder cancer and prostate cancer in 2001, followed by transurethral resections in 2001 and 2002, and then a prostatectomy and cystectomy (removal of bladder) and urostomy in 2002.
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Age 30-50
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Interview 32
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Thinks that great comfort can be drawn from other religions even if you are not religious.
Diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2001, followed by anterior resection of the colon and chemotherapy In 2003 secondary tumour found in the liver, followed by a liver section. Has also used complementary therapies.
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