Interview 16

Age at Interview: 23

Sex: Male

Age at Diagnosis: 23

Background: Single, no children; lives with parents worked as a welder before diagnosis. He now works in the same company but doing less heavy work.

Brief outline:Diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma in 2004. Treatment chemotherapy and, one intra-thecal chemotherapy. Stayed in hospital for the duration of his treatment; nine week. Currently in remission.

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So you left hospital in early September and you are already back at work?

Yeah, I started back 1st October which was three weeks. I was supposed to wait for six, but 'cos I'd, did what she said, do quite a bit of the housework, if you feel tired after doing that then don't return to work till your body can keep up with itself. And my body was recovering quite well after I'd done a 12 hour shift I still had enough energy to dance my way [laughs].

You are doing a 12-hour shift?

Yeah.

Ok, what do you do?

I'm a, well they put us a line operative but more of a machine minder all the time. But at the moment I'm only on light duties till I'm 100 per cent with my bones or what have you.

And how do you feel then, do you feel ok?

Yeah I feel fine, its, the other people at work feel more knackered than me [laughs].

Yeah, that is amazing. Do you think it's something to do with your sort of frame of mind because you seem to be kind of positive and?

Yeah I have to say it's just being positive and always looking at there's always light at the end of the tunnel and you, you know, just laugh, as I say, laughter's the best medicine.