A Co Down woman whose parents are sleeping in their living room says they're desperate to get some independence back.
Natasha Foster, from Newtownards, said their lives changed two years ago when her father Ian's kidneys began to fail.
From this bad turn, the 59-year-old was put on dialysis and was diagnosed with Calciphylaxis, a rare condition on the back of his leg which caused his skin to begin rotting away.
