NADIA INSALL

Interviewer: Renee Goldup

Abstracter: W. Brent Coats

Interview: 5 April 2012

TRACK 1

00:00 Interview identification

00:10 NADIA INSALL

00:24 End of Disc 1

TRACK 2

[Interview begins again]

00:00 Interview identification

00:10 Self diagnosed with BREAST CANCER – metastasized Diagnosed end of 2009 - Details

00:34 Self rejected conventional TREATMENT – “very new age” – Anti-medical establishment – Healing through emotions – Used juices – Explains

01:59 TREATMENT – Chemotherapy 3 times – Radiation 6 weeks – Breast removed – Alternative treatment – Reconnection therapy, raw food, Theta healing – Describes

03:02 Diagnosed in Australia – EFFECTS OF TREATMENT - Stopped work – Very ill for weeks – Month in hospital – No immune system - Depression – Suicidal thoughts – Latest anti-sickness drugs better – Explains Loss of support being away from Australia

05:25 WITHOUT CHEMOTHERAPY cancer begins growing – Treatments for three-four months – Latest chemotherapy treatment gentler – Duration unknown - Describes

06:30 DEPRESSION worse than cancer – Self trained in “emotional management” – Had lived happy life – World was “playground” – Never experienced feeling like depression – Took anti-depressants – Recalls

08:06 Has made new friends – Ideas of RE-SOCIALISING from counsellor – Involved with “Shakespeare in the Park” – Explains

09:20 Biggest SUPPORT from parents – FATHER returned from TURKEY - Self was in denial – Mother stopped work to help – Friends very supportive - Extended family “absolute rocks” – Describes

11:22 HIGH POINT since diagnoses – Free of depression – Analogy used to explain – Individual POSITIVE EXPERIENCES are highs – Examples no CONSTIPATION, TALKING in public, SHOWERING without pic line – Free of constant nursing – Explains

15:00 End of Track 2

TRACK 3

00:00 MASTECTOMY – Wound constantly dressed – Relief when breast removed [00:17 Noise of door opening and baby in background] Self would like OTHER BREAST removed – Has second cancer – Removal may not heal cancer – “Hate carrying it around” – Explains

01:57 Self established HEADCASES project – Oncology counsellor proposed concept – Idea from love of art – COLLABORATION with artists – EMPOWERING for chemotherapy patients – Explains

03:45 Importance of FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT - Friend visited very day – Helped to exercise and re-socialise – Offers of work – Describes

05:13 CANCER SOCIETY – House provided in DUNEDIN – Support for Self and family – Self realises effect on parents – Explains

07:40 End of Track 3

ROY AND BRONWEN INSALL

Interviewer: Renee Goldup

Abstracter: W. Brent Coats

TRACK 4

00:00 Interview introduction

00:17 End of Track 4

TRACK 5

00:00 Parent’s experience discussing cancer with Nadia – Juicing for medication – Father’s return to NEW ZEALAND - Nadia’s physical pain – Mother returns to New Zealand – Medical intervention – Describes

04:15 Effects of chemotherapy – Loss of white blood cells – Process of hospitalisation – Explains

05:20 Difficulty of chemotherapy on body – Side effects – Describes

06:30 Impact on parents – How each other cope – Exclusion from others – Describes

08:01 Nadia’s positive changes – Discusses

09:20 Nadia’s depression – Effect on parents and sister MEGAN – First grandchild in Istanbul - Parents decision to return home – Discusses

11:22 (Nadia) Sister’s second child – First child diagnosed with cancer – Child lost eye – Describes

12: (Parents) Importance of cancer being acknowledged - Being positive – Explains

13:53 (Nadia) Not knowing how to react – Each day is new situation

End of Track 5

TRACK 6

00:00 Emotions fluctuate – People’s reactions - Second grandchild rejected by other children – Recalls

01:26 Proud of Nadia – Other family members in NEW ZEALAND – Describes

02:18 Supporting each other – Mother’s responsibility – Describes

03:41 End of Track 6