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Interview 28

Interview 28

Age at Interview: 43
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 38
Background: Housewife, married, 2 children

Brief outline:Diagnosed with breast cancer in left breast in 1998, followed by lumpectomy, then mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. In 2000 secondary tumours found in other breast, liver, bones and lung, treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment.

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She explains what happens during Reiki and says that it makes her feel good.
Print It's universal energies that comes through... comes through him [the therapist]. We start off with the atmosphere which is the music and relaxation.He goes through the relaxation of breathing, you know you breathe in the light and exhale the dark and then... I mean most of the time I've got my eyes shut so I don't really know what he actually does but it's... he doesn't touch me. It's not a laying of hands. He like hovers his hands over the top and goes down my body and back up again and it just brings the energies into me.He says he can feel hot spots on some places where he'll put his hands just over my body and it can get very hot which is you know sometimes where my illness is. And you say you're finding that beneficial? I do. Very much so. Yes. Could you put it into words how you find it beneficial? I think it's probably with the relaxation but also the energy I find that I get from it. I feel a lot brighter once I've had it. I mean it could just be that I'm sitting down and lying still with my eyes shut for an hour instead of chasing the children round you know? It could be that. But it's just... I do feel good from it. I do feel good. Yeah.

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