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Aged 41-50
Interview 03  

Interview 03

Age at Interview: 49
Sex: Female
Background: Bookkeeper, married with three children. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.
Brief outline:In 2004 her 17-year-old son was a passenger in a car that was involved in a serious accident. He spent 17 days in ICU.

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When her son was in ICU, she felt she became very strong, practical and positive.

 



We then went and had breakfast. And I can remember, we were almost looking over the motorway where the accident, and the trees were just beginning to change colour. It was the most beautiful setting and it is so surreal. But there was still beauty there. There was still, you still were grateful for everything. It wasn't all doom and gloom. And another thing that happened was that you… don't know how you're going to cope but you really do get an adrenaline surge. It's a big event in your life and your body takes over and does help you cope. I found I became very clinical. I got called the 'ice lady'. I didn't cry very much. It was like this cold thing enveloped me and I could deal with it all. I was very rational, very positive. My husband found it harder, he did. But I think that will happen, one will grow strong and one will find it harder and you need the two really. 
Jonathan Miller - Intensive care
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