A comatose man's secret lovers have joined forces to keep him alive, despite finding out about one another after he had suffered a bleed on the brain.
The two women, who had been with their partner for over two decades, were unaware of each other's existence until the 60-year-old suffered a bleed to the brain last October.
Due to the brain injury, he developed a prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC) - a term used for patients in a coma or a vegetative state (VS).
After being admitted to ICU, he was later transferred to a rehabilitation unit under the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where he remains.
The Trust had requested permission from the court to withdraw his clinically assisted hydration and nutrition, which would lead to his eventual death.
