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• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 13 >> As a young widow she has had to look after her financial affairs and advises others in a similar situation to find out as much as possible so they can

In 2006 her husband had liver disease and pneumonia and sadly died in ICU. She has gained strength from having counselling and from her spirituality.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 02 >> After a while she had to go back to work and, because of financial concerns, her husband also eased himself back into to work, part-time to start with

In 2003 her husband had an accident while cycling on his mountain bike in woods close to their home. The accident left him with a serious head injury, fractures to his neck and spine, and a collapsed lung.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview 17 >> Travelling to and from the hospital, including parking, had been quite expensive and, because her husband couldn't work at the time, they'd had to use

Her husband was admitted to ICU because of a brain aneurysm. She spent eight weeks visiting him in two different hospitals, sometimes staying overnight.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 14 >> She gave up work to look after her husband full-time and, because neither she nor her husband are earning, this has had a big impact on them and they

She has cared for her husband full-time since he had a heart attack and life threatening infection that meant he had to have his leg amputated.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 05 >> Trying to get benefits for his wife was difficult and degrading and they were given very little help or information.

In 2003 his wife was involved in an accident in the home. He stayed at the hospital for two weeks while his wife was in the first ICU.