
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Williams, Claire 
T1  - "Permission to speak": a carer's experience
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2007
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
SP  - 167
EP  - 171
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH070167 
N2  - BILL, MY LIFE PARTNER of 40 years, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2003 when he was 60. The latter is a quite common severe heart disease, usually of people older than Bill. Coronary heart disease saturates publicity about heart disease, making other heart disease invisible. Coronary heart disease tends to be a disease of coronary arteries but Bill?s arteries are very good. Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. The damage has led to heart failure, the inability of the heart to pump sufficient blood to supply his body?s needs. In heart failure or reduced function, the heart is unable to pump as effectively, with symptoms such as shortness of breath, tiredness and fluid retention.1 Cases are sometimes treated with a heart transplant. 
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