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Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001, lumpectomy, followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Dying & bereavement >> Living with Dying >> Age 30-50 >> Interview 25 >> Is angry that people who don't have cancer find it hard to get into a hospice.

Diagnosed with end stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in 1986. Also has early heart failure and severe osteoporosis, and is treated with medication, a nebuliser and oxygen.

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