Table 1 Excerpts from meaning unit, subcategory to category

“I miss my parents that are left in Iraq” (9)

A sense of loneliness

Suffering from being separated from loved ones

“try to know what kind of people are here and in what way can I communicate more with them so that I learn Swedish” (1)

The importance of learning the language

To live with pressure to achieve the best possible life

“I have suffered from a terrible headache; and during 1 month, I was bedridden because of pain and was not able to do anything”

To regain physical health

Balancing health and illness