A dad of two was found by his wife on the floor of their home after having a stroke, leaving him unable to walk or talk.
At their home in Clubmoor, Liverpool, 44-year-old Jane Coutts came downstairs to find her fiancé, Paul Smith, "slouched against the kitchen wall", she said.
At first, she thought he was playing with their three-year-old son on the floor, after setting up an Easter egg hunt, and stepped over him.