Interview 22 – Intensive care’ experiences of family

His wife had emergency surgery to remove a kidney. He found it difficult to discuss his feelings but received comfort from sitting alone in the hospital chapel.

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His wife would not let him sign the consent forms for her operation as there was a risk she could…

Age at interview 59

Gender Male

Husband’ And the wife wouldn’t let me sign the consent form, would you? She wouldn’t put it on my shoulders. She said, I’ll sign it myself

What were the consent forms for?

Husband’ To have the operation.

Right, so you didn’t sign them?

Husband’ Wife wouldn’t let me sign it. The wife wouldn’t let me sign it. She wanted to sign it in case anything happened. Because he was honest, he was very, he said, I don’t wan he said, I can’t give you a percentage He said, Your wife is very ill

Wife’ He didn’t tell me that, did he?

Husband’ No, he told me. He said, If we don’t operate no he said, You won’t have a wife by the morning And they operated. They took her up to Intensive Care. I stayed there. I don’t know, I don’t know what time, I can’t remember much about it to be honest with you.

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