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Living with DyingArrow
Age 61-70
Interview 39  

Interview 39

Age at Interview: 63
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 56
Background: Company director (retired), widow, 2 children
Brief outline:Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer in 1995, which was treated with regular chemotherapy, at least every nine months. In 2003 developed metastases in the spine.


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She found aromatherapy and reflexology very relaxing.

 



Yes. There was a day room, there was absolutely everything there, including the the beauty side. I had aromatherapy or reflexology every day.

Could you say a bit about those two things please?

Oh wonderful! The young lady came in after I'd had my bath and I would lay flat on the bed and she would massage me with oils and that was so relaxing, so, so relaxing. And I would usually have that in the afternoon, before afternoon tea. So I'd have a little sleep and then they'd tap on the door with my tea and cake which I've never had because it's fattening and it's got me in to a bad habit because I now have afternoon tea.

Could you choose which oils you had?

Yes, yes I could yes. I did have one of my own but I don't think she approved of that so she used her own, yes.

That's the aromatherapy?

Yes. Yeah.

Did you say you had reflexology as well?

I did.  Yes.

Could you explain to people who don't know what that is?

Where they massage the feet. I've got that right haven't I?

Was it the same lady who did the - ?

Yes.

- the aromatherapy?

Did the feet? Yes. And I know it sounds... it probably sounds silly to a lot of people but you could feel, once she put her hands on your feet and like started to massage your big toe, you could feel the sensations coming up your legs and you could feel your body sort of draining away from all the tensions and... Yes I would like to have that regularly every day, that would be lovely.
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