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Aged 80+
Interview HF40  

Interview HF40

Age at Interview: 84
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 82
Background: Mother and housewife; widowed with 1 child.
Brief outline:Has had arthritis for many years. In 2001 became unwell with chest pains and soon afterwards heart failure was diagnosed.


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She trusts in God to look after her and says you must be determined. (Video and audio clips in Punjabi, text in english.)

 



(This interview was conducted in Punjabi and the transcript translated into English.)

…I live here alone but my son phones me twice a day, first in the morning at 5 o'clock. In America it's 9 o'clock at night. There's about an eight hour difference. He always says, “Mum, you must look after yourself.” I tell him that I do and that the rest is taken care of by God, he's my keeper. That's how it is for someone on their own, isn't it? You can't spend your time worrying, you have to stay determined and always try. That's how my life is, dear. 

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