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Aim  To investigate the lived experience of being a relative to a patient admitted to an acute neurological ward to bring knowledge of what is essential to them.    Design  The study takes a phenomenological–hermeneutic approach.    Methods  Data were gathered through six individual semi‐structured interviews with relatives from an acute neurological ward. A three‐levelled analysis and interpretation inspired by Paul Ricoeur's philosophy was applied.    Results  Two main themes were identified:  To make yourself strong while feeling vulnerable inside  and  To live in a changed everyday life . Within these themes, the connection between the relatives and the patients appeared to be a relationship of love. In this relationship, the relatives experience existential vulnerability. The lives of relatives undergo a difficult upheaval, which is challenged by deep emotional feelings. However, to be able to be there for their loved ones they are sheltering under a shield of love.

Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward