A Glasgow dad walked out of a hospital ward for a smoke more than 60 days ago and hasn't been seen since.
Barry McCullagh's desperate family say they are living a nightmare since his disappearance and pleaded with him to come home.
The 41-year-old failed to return to the ward at Paisley's Royal Alexandra Hospital on October 5 following his admission the day before after suffering a seizure and hallucinations, Renfrewshire Live reports.
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In the days and weeks that followed his family and friends have combed hospital grounds, woodland, a nearby cycle path and flooded the area with posters, but to no avail.
His sister Stacey explained: "It's been a living nightmare not knowing where he is.
"The police haven't had any reported sightings in all this time. It's as if he has just vanished.
"We just don't understand it, though, how can someone just vanish when we have all the CCTV and everything else in this day and age."
In the weeks since disappearance the family have had to cope with the death of Barry's brother Brian, who was in a coma for several months at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
And two weeks ago, his sister April gave birth to a baby boy.
Barry was filmed on CCTV in the town's Lounsdale Road outside the Lord Lounsdale Pub around 5.33pm on the day of his disappearance.
One reported sighting near the hospital was later ruled out by police.
An incredibly close family, Stacey and her mum Liz say Barry would definitely be at home with his loved ones if he was in his right mind.
In a moving appeal posted on social media, Liz begged her son to come home.
She said: "He is not in any trouble, he is just sick and not himself or he would be home.
"He's in a strange place and doesn't know the area. We just want him home safe with his family.
"We need you home son, if you're out there please, please come home. Your family loves you and misses you, if you're out there come home."
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