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Aged 41-50
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Interview 28
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It took him four months before he could walk without a stick but he slowly regained mobility and put on weight.
Was admitted to intensive care in 2004 because of septicaemia. Spent about 7 weeks in intensive care and 4 weeks in a general ward.
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Aged 61-70
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Interview 27
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She would have liked to know more about how much to encourage her husband to do things when he was recovering and how to change his surgical dressings
Was admitted to intensive care in 2005 because of pancreatitis and septicaemia. Spent 2 weeks in intensive care, 2 weeks in a High Dependency Unit; 6 weeks in a general ward, and 2 weeks in a rehabilitation hospital.
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