Interview 42  

Interview 42

Age at Interview: 51
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 47
Background: A 51 year old woman who came to the UK from Africa over 5 years ago. She did not know what was wrong with her husband who became sick and died back home.

Brief outline:She became sick in the UK while visiting some of her children who live here, and she feels she is now 'stuck here.' The uncertainty over her immigration status is very stressful and does get her down. (Video and audio clips read by an actor.)

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Lack of money can contribute to desperate situations.

 



People get desperate situations where you think… You want undergarments right. You know these tablets we are taking; they make you develop in different places where you normally don't develop, you put on weight. I wasn't this fat, but because of the tablets I am taking the fat has been redistributed to certain areas. Therefore I need a change of clothes and everything, which I can't afford, I can't buy anything. It is all from 10 years ago. And I know I need to buy something that looks smart, because if you are ill, it doesn't mean you have to be dirty or you know…whatever. You have to be smart, you have to make an effort. But how do you make the effort? You can't go to the hairdressers, you can't go except those who can do their own hair. I can do my own hair now, but in the first year, I could not do that, I had to do my own hair. Now I can. So it's another stumbling block among a lot of stumbling blocks.

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