A terminally ill man was granted his dying wish to see his wife of almost 60 years for what could be the final time.
There were heartbreaking scenes as Derek and Eirwen Oliver held hands as they saw each other for the first time in six months after illness forced them to live apart.
Video of their reunion brought viewers to tears.
Mrs Oliver, 85, was moved into a care home after developing dementia and Mr Oliver, 84, who used to visit her every day, has been bed-bound at home in Pentre, South Wales, during his battle with cancer.
During those six months apart they constantly asked their family and carers when they would be able to see each other again despite being just 10 minutes away from each other, WalesOnline reports.
Thanks to their son David, 56, and a charity, Mr Oliver was finally able to make the journey to the care home to see his wife for what may have been the last time.
During their reunion, Mr Oliver asked: "Did you miss me?"
His wife responded: "Yes."
Mr Oliver told a reporter: "I have thought about it every day. I have wanted this for months and months.
"I used to be there every day from three until half-past six.
"It hasn't been nice at all. We have lived together so long.
"When you are married that long you miss them when they go out of the house.
"The end of January, I walked out and as I was leaving her I said I'll see you tomorrow'.
"I haven't seen her since."
Mr and Mrs Oliver have been married since September 1962 and for most of that time they were rarely apart.
Mr Oliver worked as a time keeper and administrator and Mrs Oliver was a community nurse.
She was moved into a nursing home in 2014.
He visited every day until he came down with an infection earlier this year.
Mr Oliver had been undergoing treatment for lung and liver cancer up until January.
He had a kidney removed six years ago and also suffers from emphysema, arthritis and diabetes.
The Olivers' son David said: "We were visiting every day for two or three hours until... he had an infection that kept him in hospital for 10 weeks.
"They more or less told me that they couldn't do anything about the cancer.
"They couldn't treat him because he had deteriorated.
"His attitude was that he wanted to go home."
David said he had been trying to arrange for a private ambulance to take his father to see his mother, but "red tape" prevented it from happening.
That was until he contacted Ambulance Wish Foundation UK, which provides free ambulance rides for terminally ill patients.
An ambulance took Mr Oliver on the 10-minute ride from the couple's home to Ty Pentwyn Nursing Home in Treorchy on Monday.
They spent two hours together before Mr Oliver was taken home.
David said: "They both thought they weren't going to see each other.
"I was trying to arrange things and they have been together for, I think, 59 years - married for 57.
"My mum would go on the odd day trip but apart from that they have never been apart in that time.
"He was mentioning to the carers, telling them 'I miss my wife'. And every time I visited my mum she was asking about my father.
"I honestly thought, up until last Monday, this is one promise that I'm not going to be able to keep."
Ambulance Wish Foundation UK volunteer Peter Phillips said: "During my training they mentioned that they had had this request. Weeks later this is where I am.
"We couldn't refuse a request like this."
Video of the couple's reunion brought viewers to tears.
One wrote on Facebook : "I'm heartbroken for this couple I can never imagine having to be parted while you're still alive. They should be together."
Another wrote: "Fantastic, thank you so much for helping this lovely, devoted couple."
And one added: "That's so touching. Glad they spent some time together again. Bless them both."
