Michael and Mary Blessington were childhood sweethearts who met when they were still in school and had barely spent a moment apart since.
But when the couple, both 67, were both struck down by coronavirus on the same day they had to be treated for their severe symptoms in different hospital wards - and were separated for the first time.
Michael's condition deteriorated to the point where staff asked if he wanted to be resuscitated and Mary begged doctors to let her die.
But then their son, Craig, pleaded with doctors to move their beds together – and that was the start of their miracle recovery.