Darren Blewitt looked destined for first team success at his boyhood club, West Ham. But when they suddenly rejected him after 12 years he was left in the wilderness. Struggling to cope with life outside of football, he fell into addiction and eventually tried to take his own life. Now, two years sober, he tells the story of his miraculous recovery.
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