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Interview HF37  

Interview HF37

Age at Interview: 54
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 49
Background: Receptionist/telephonist; single with no children.
Brief outline:Diabetes for many years. Heart attacks 1992, 1995, 1998. Not sure when heart failure diagnosed, possibly 1998.


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He can no longer run to catch a bus nor can he climb the stairs easily.

 



I was physically active before, in a sort of walking, and I used to like sport and well a long time ago I was disco-mad - of course no longer I can not do that these days!  And carrying stuff is... walking is, walking is very slow, it's not like before. In the meantime if I, if I was to walk for you know, I have to make sure that the energy would last me this distance, so I don't walk fast.  But if I'm, the second thing is I cannot run. I mean to say the other day I was, I can see the bus is coming and I wanted to run to catch the bus, but I said, "No, no it's alright I can always delay for another 15 minutes rather than you know get an experience,” otherwise if it was before I would run even behind the bus [laughs] I don't mind, but not now. Going up the stairs, up the stairs, climbing the stairs is very, very difficult, let's see - carrying heavy stuff, these sorts of things. 
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