A woman has revealed how she forgave her “stressed” sailor husband when his wandering eye led to them both contracting HIV.
Devoted Veritee Reed-Hall, 63, was given the virus after husband Barry, 65, had unprotected sex with another woman while he served in the Merchant Navy.
Veritee, an ex-campaigner for HIV awareness initially had no idea that he’d even been unfaithful, let alone the fact that her own health was at risk. Four years later when he fell ill, the couple had tests which revealed they both had the STD , forcing him to confess his betrayal.