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Living with DyingArrow
Age 30-50
Interview 32  

Interview 32

Age at Interview: 50
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 48
Background: Educational psychologist (part-time), married, one child
Brief outline: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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Thinks that great comfort can be drawn from other religions even if you are not religious.

 



I think there's a lot of incredible comfort to be drawn from other religions, even if you're not religious. Just their sort of philosophy and their approach that is death is just the end of this part of existing. Not necessarily the end of everything and yes, something to be mourned by others but you're not going to be doing the mourning. And I think again it's a question of choosing whatever helps you in your predicament from whatever source and not restricting oneself to what you've been part of or used to in your own life, or the way you were brought up. There are alternatives there to look at and explore and if they help you that's great.
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