By Ben Hill For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 03:42 BST, 16 April 2019 | Updated: 03:43 BST, 16 April 2019
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A man who banged his head after slipping in the bathroom and can now only smell faeces is heartbroken at no longer being able to experience the scent of his wife.
Wollongong father-of-four Joel Robinson collapsed and hit his head in an accident, and is now unable to taste any food.
His smell is warped, meaning all he can sense is 'rotting flesh and faeces'.
'That's the only way I can explain what things smell like,' he told 7 News.
Fighting back tears, Mr Robinson said if he could smell again he would most like to be able to experience the scent of his wife, Nerida.
Fighting back tears, Mr Robinson (left) said if he could smell again he would most like to be able to experience the scent of his wife, Nerida (right)
Mr Robinson said he would sacrifice one of his limbs to be able to sit with his children without feeling sick.
'I'd rather forego running down the beach with them, to be able to sit there and smell them and hold them and be part of the family,' he said.
Mr Robinson's warped senses were caused by damage to his olfactory bulb, the part of the nose that connects the nostrils to the brain.
The olfactory bulb allows smell and flavour to be
