an old friend i played rugby with married a girl when they were both 21.
he was our captain, he also captained the yorkshire squad…
they had three kids, all lovely girls.
his wife started having a affair when the oldest was 13, his wife left him when she was 14, leaving him with the 3 girls..
so in my eyes he had everything to live for, 3 young girls to look after and a nice house cos the wife let him have it all.
but what he wanted was his wife, he became seriously depressed, he stopped working, and he stopped looking after himself and the girls.
now i did not see him for about 4 years and when i did it nearly bought me to tears, i was totaly shocked.
the bloke must have balloned to 30 stone.
i took him for a coffee and we sat and talked for a bit.
the kids were took off him and went with their mum, he lost the house and had been in and out of hospital with serious heart and blood pressure issues.
i went on a rugby reunion last year and he was there and was still in the top 20 stone region. i talked to a lad who lives near him and said he balloons up to 35 stone, then loses it….not a nice way to live your life…
wonder if he decided to get in such a state…..