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Dying & bereavement >> Living with Dying >> Age 30-50 >> Interview 25 >> Explains that feeling low is inevitable.

Diagnosed with end stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in 1986. Also has early heart failure and severe osteoporosis, and is treated with medication, a nebuliser and oxygen.

Dying & bereavement >> Living with Dying >> Age 61-70 >> Interview 21 >> During chemotherapy he became depressed and had considered suicide.

Developed symptoms in December 2001, diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in December 2002, treated with chemotherapy to shrink the tumour, followed by surgery in May 2003.

Dying & bereavement >> Living with Dying >> Age 61-70 >> Interview 24 >> Advises people to consult their doctors when depressed and to keep as active as possible.

Diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 1999. Treated with flixotide and serevent inhalers, and on a nebuliser four times a day.

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