A DEVOTED husband and father has issued a heartfelt appeal for help after his family's life was turned upside down.

On August 18 this year, Gregg Ormondroyd's wife Donna, aged 34 at the time, collapsed from a mystery condition at their home in Tyersal, Bradford.

She was placed in a medically-induced coma, before scans revealed massive brain damage.

Donna, now 35, has fought back from the brink of death but remains in Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Now, her husband is appealing for help so she be brought home to be with him and their four children - Blake, five, Rocco, three, Savannah, two, and six-month-old Honey. The couple also have two step-children, 16-year-old Kelsey and 13-year-old Harvey.

"She has been taken away from us," said Mr Ormondroyd, 29. "It has massively turned our lives upside down. She was fit and healthy before.

"It is horrendous."

He added: "Donna is awake but unfortunately cannot respond in anyway and has no control of her bodily functions. She is described as being in a constant vegetative state by the doctors. We don't even know if she can see.

"The children have been to see mummy but at just five, three, two and six months of age their world has been ripped apart. Donna has gone from being an active hands-on mum to not being able to move at all.

"This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do. As a father, to watch my soul mate not be able to react to our four young children is pain beyond words."

Mr Ormondroyd, a bus driver, has been told that the couple's house cannot be adapted to the extent to allow Donna to come home.

A request to TV show DIY SOS is also likely to fall on deaf ears because the programme only offers help to people who own their own home, although Mr Ormondroyd said presenter Nick Knowles advised searching for a derelict house to refurbish. Producers are also said to be considering Mr Ormondroyd's plea.

"I'm setting up this fundraiser to raise as much as possible for getting Donna home," he said. "We are waiting to be re-housed as our house is not adequate for Donna's needs. Once a house is found it's my responsibility to decorate and carpet it - not something I can do on my own.

"Then there's Donna's space. I want this to be the most fantastic place on this planet for Donna and our babies to enjoy growing up together - again not something I can do on my own.

"I'd also love to try to take the babies away for a week to the coast or countryside. I'm so proud of the way they have handled this. My two step-kids have been truly amazing.

"If you could find it in your hearts to donate any amount I will be eternally thankful."

On Donna's sudden collapse, he said: "On the Monday she collapsed and had a fit. She was kept in hospital for four hours and they released her saying there was nothing wrong. On the Tuesday she went to bed and something wiped her out.

"It is a medical mystery. It is horrendous - we cannot pinpoint what it is and with not knowing, it scares me."

He added: "We had a meeting on Friday and got given the highest funding available from Bradford NHS but Donna needs 24-hour care and that would give 14 hours of care a day."

To donate to Gregg's appeal, visit www.youcaring.com/donna-ormondroyd-473794#.VlVtwNe_4O0.facebook