David tells me that being separated from Kerry and his family for so long has been badly affecting his mental health, which was fragile even before his illness.
“I’m just in my room crying my eyes out,” he says.
“Kerry’s brought some pictures in for me to look at the grandkids and herself, just to try and lighten my mood, but it’s getting very dark.
“I honestly can’t see no end,” he says.
The BBC first reported on David’s predicament six weeks ago, but the couple say they are no further forward.
They have been applying for three houses each week through Vico Homes, which was formerly known as Wakefield District Housing, with no success.
He was offered a place in supported accommodation in January but turned it down because he wants to live independently.
Wakefield Council has a duty, under the Homelessness Act 2002, to find David a suitable home to return to.
David says his dream is to find a simple home where there is some space to “chill out” with Kerry in the fresh air.
But he says at the moment it feels like “more of an uphill struggle” than having his leg amputated.