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• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 04 >> After her son's accident, she found it difficult to read, watch certain television programmes and, at first, felt very emotional when she heard ambula

In October 2004, her son had a motorbike accident and was admitted to ICU. He had a serious head injury and broken jaw.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 07 >> She had post-traumatic stress disorder and counselling helped her focus on the present, whilst acknowledging what had happened in the past.

Their son was admitted to ICU in 2005 with bacterial meningitis. It was a traumatic time but he is now back home and has made excellent progress.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 07 >> They watched the monitors and treatments being given to their son in the hope they'd gain some information about his survival.

Their son was admitted to ICU in 2005 with bacterial meningitis. It was a traumatic time but he is now back home and has made excellent progress.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 04 >> In the early stages no one could give her information or hope on whether her son would be brain damaged after his accident.

In October 2004, her son had a motorbike accident and was admitted to ICU. He had a serious head injury and broken jaw.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 31-40 >> Interview 35 >> She feels there is no help for the relatives of ICU patients, even though they have been through an extremely traumatic time.

Her mother was admitted to ICU because of gallstones and other complications. She visited her every day, often with her two young daughters, and kept a diary.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 37 >> He tried to give support and encouragement to a man who was losing hope for his critically ill son.

His wife spent 49 days in ICU because of severe lung problems. After her illness, he became involved in helping improve services for ICU patients.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 07 >> They were devastated about the possibility that their son's life support machine could be switched off and felt it was too soon to make such decisions

Their son was admitted to ICU in 2005 with bacterial meningitis. It was a traumatic time but he is now back home and has made excellent progress.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 04 >> She found it extremely traumatic when someone died and difficult to be supportive to others when her own son was also fighting for his life.

In October 2004, her son had a motorbike accident and was admitted to ICU. He had a serious head injury and broken jaw.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 51-60 >> Interview 19 >> She didn't want to repeat herself over and over again or talk about her brother's illness with friends after spending all day in ICU.

Her brother had an accident while cleaning his motorbike. He had severe head injuries and spent almost four weeks in ICU, where she visited him daily.