Family: Lorraine Marx (left), 56, of Chidham, West Sussex, nursed her partner Ralph Marx (centre), also 56, when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. They have 10-year-old daughter Alexandra (right).
- Lorraine Marx, 56, nursed husband when he was diagnosed with leukaemia
- But he was escorted onto a plane and deported against medical advice
- Home Office ruled Ralph Marx, 56, had become burden on the taxpayer
- Couple, who have 10-year-old daughter Alexandra, married 13 years ago
- Mr Marx chose not to apply for residency status when he wed Mrs Marx
- It meant the engineer could only stay in UK for up to six months at a time
Distraught Lorraine Marx, 56, nursed her husband Ralph Marx, also 56, when he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
But the Home Office ruled he had become a burden on the taxpayer - despite having private health cover - after the NHS billed him £98,000 for the emergency cancer treatment he had received.
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