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Hi, all.Does anyone still not feel like their old, pre icu self. I came out of icu 5 years ago after having respiratory failure pneumonia and being on ECMO and...

Is it normal for someone to sleep long periods in one go?And can my sleep routine be distracted severely. Last night I had a sleeping pill just before 9pm,...

Hello Everyone, First of all just wanted to say thank you for everyone’s support and stories, they really are reassuring and nice to know that none of us are...

Hello, my name is Rob, my wife has suffered with her mental health for a long time and was admitted to ICU after taking an overdose. My wife is recovering...

My dad was rushed to hospital in August, low blood pressure. He was admitted straight away into a ward, they informed he will have to have a pacemaker to help...

Hi all, I'd posted about my mother in law last year, she potentiality has an anoxic brain injury after her heart stopped for 10mins and bleeding into her lungs...

Hi all. I need to talk to you, someone, anyone as I feel like I'm all on my own now apart from my partner. Some things I remember (which is not a lot) , but...

hi, anyone received any good support from family members that helped them realise they were delirious? My partner currently firmly believes some dreadful...

www.cc-sn.org runs a zoom meeting every Tuesday night at 20.00 GMT for family & friends They are a group of family members who have had a loved one in ICU -...

Hi, i am still suffering with post ICU delirium images from July 2024 (2 week intubation) and Oct 2024 (2.5 days intubated) , I am waiting for counselling but...

After reading all your stories, and seeing the care that the UK gives it's people, my heart breaks even more than it ever could for our healthcare system here...

After a lot of talking with the doctors, and my mom being able to be out of sedation she chose the tracheostomy herself. And instead of immediately shipping...

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Hi, my name is wurlydog, I'm home now on bed rest at my mums house having spent 12 days in icu (aren't those guys amazing). 5 of the 12 days was on full life...

My daughter went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated twice. She was intubated and the doctors found a blockage and tried putting in a stent but...

Hey guys I've written here a couple times,I was in icu in 2022 seriously ill with double pneumonia, I was put into an induced coma to save my life, as we've...

Hello all, On new years my Dad experienced a cardiac arrest and has been in ICU since. Over the last 3 weeks he has made progress with blood pressure, oxygen...

Hì 12 days ago my family friends wife, who is only 32, was admitted to the ICU She was involved in a hit and run, on her way to work, that left her with brain,...