Families' page
Getting your loved one home can be an enormous relief, but it can also raise a number of questions about how much help they might need, how able you feel to support them physically and emotionally, what kind of help you might be able to get for yourself, how long they might take to make a full recovery and how you might cope financially if you need to take time off work. You might also be having some difficulties of your own as you recover from such a stressful time, and it is very common for relatives of people who have had an ICU stay to struggle with their mood for a while.
In this section, we have provided some practical information, advice and links to potential sources of help with everyday living, money and emotional support.