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Living with DyingArrow
Age 51-60
Interview 30  

Interview 30

Age at Interview: 58
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 56
Background: Industrial pipe fitter (retired), married, 2 childrena
Brief outline:Diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2001, followed by a total colectomy (removal of the large intestine) 2002. Secondary tumours found in the liver in 2002, treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

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Says a hospice is more relaxed than a hospital and he is never forced out of bed.

 



I mean, I'm never forced out of bed. If I'm feeling a bit sort of tired, I'm never forced out of bed or anything like that you know. 

And that's another thing with the Marie Curie, when... In the Marie Curie it's not like a hospital, it's more of a 'oh just do what you want to do', you know you're just going to be... sort of just get up at 12 o'clock, have a wash, because obviously there's a lot of ill people in these places who haven't got long to go like, but the general atmosphere is just one of a very relaxed sort of nursing, yeah. Great.
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