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• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 41-50 >> Interview 30 >> After having tests, his 83-year-old father was booked for surgery to treat cancer of the kidney and would go into ICU afterwards.

His father died in ICU, aged 83. Being an intensive care doctor, he was able to provide information and support to his mother and brother.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 70 + >> Interview 34 >> Her partner hadn't noticed any symptoms before he was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney, and the doctor was really pleased it was found early.

Her partner had cancer of the kidney and was admitted to ICU after surgery. She visited daily and stayed in hospital overnight for a week.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 32 >> She and her husband were really pleased when doctors told them he was eligible for a transplant operation and, before the surgery, they were shown aro

His husband was admitted to ICU before and after a kidney pancreas transplant. She spent three weeks travelling to the hospital as well as working.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 01 >> She was shocked when she found out the cold her sister had was life threatening and had temporarily left her paralysed [she had Guillain Barre Syndrom

In March 2005 her sister was diagnosed with Guillain Barre Syndrome. This is a rare disorder of the peripheral nerves, those outside the brain and spinal chord.