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Living with DyingArrow
Age 81-90
Interview 07  

Interview 07

Age at Interview: 82
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 64
Background: Ex-captain in the war office, housewife, married, three children,
Brief outline:Breast cancer diagnosed in 1985 followed by lumpectomy and then mastectomy. In 1987 cancer was diagnosed in other breast, followed by lumpectomy. In 2002 metastases were found in liver, lungs and bones.


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She decided to stay at home as long as possible.

 



What kind of care do you think you'll be given in the immediate future?

Well, I've been told that, if I need it, they will keep me here [at home] as long as they can, or as long as I want to stay. And unless I become, oh impossible one way or another, mentally or physically, I intend to stay here.  

And then, if there's room in a cancer place, they'll put me there and otherwise they'll put me in a ward in a hospital until there is room, so they'll find something, somewhere to put me.

And how do you feel about those kind of arrangements?

Well, I think they're the best one could expect in the circumstances. That's OK.

Yes.Yes. And your daughters, how do they feel about them?

Well, that's OK too and I will make the decisions as long as I'm capable and if I'm not, they will. 
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