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Interview HF33  

Interview HF33

Age at Interview: 46
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 45
Background: Unemployed; single with 1 child.
Brief outline:Heart failure diagnosed 2002.


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His attitude has changed and he no longer worries about the time it takes to do things.

 



You know, if I'm preparing something in the kitchen, I mean if it takes me 20 minutes longer, it's still prepared isn't it? If I'm going upstairs and I feel short of breath and I know the bath's running, you don't turn it on so full any more, you let it trickle, you know what I mean. So in case, you know what I mean? All them things you start thinking a way different. Or that's what I've done anyway.  

One time, the first time I came out of hospital I came back longing for a shower. Jumped in the shower - oh I want a bath - set the bath, came downstairs. I'd forgotten that the bath was running! Luckily I got upstairs and it was just starting to just, you know that moment when a little more would have come over… And I went, from then I says no and I'm setting the bath, turn it down low. If you go upstairs 5 times because it hasn't set properly, it's better to have it low than to be overboard, isn't it, you know what I mean? Next thing they're going to say, 'He's incapable of living by himself' or whatever. You know so you've got to think, you've got to think a way different, you know what I mean. 
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