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• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 31 >> Because his wife is very weak, visually impaired and still has serious bowel problems, he looks after her and has become quite housebound.

He cares full-time for his wife, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1998. She has been admitted to ICU several times and recently had a stroke.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 31 >> His wife is very dependent now and he feels that no one could understand her needs and problems without spending a lot of time with her first.

He cares full-time for his wife, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1998. She has been admitted to ICU several times and recently had a stroke.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 31 >> Because his wife was too weak to feed herself and the nurses were too busy to feed each patient individually, he was allowed to come in and help with

He cares full-time for his wife, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1998. She has been admitted to ICU several times and recently had a stroke.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 31 >> His wife needed a lot of support and, in the rehabilitation unit, nurses had time to spend with her and physiotherapists helped her become mobile agai

He cares full-time for his wife, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1998. She has been admitted to ICU several times and recently had a stroke.

• Intensive care >> Intensive care: experiences of family & friends >> Aged 61-70 >> Interview 31 >> Because of problems with personal care, mobility and eyesight, he cares for his wife full time.

He cares full-time for his wife, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 1998. She has been admitted to ICU several times and recently had a stroke.