Hello I'm gonna keep this short and sweet.

There's only a handful of people who know this about me, I didn't even want to write anything but I'm told I need to so I can raise money. I don't want sympathy, I don't want it brought up in conversation I just want you to help me help the homeless.

When living in London 10 years ago I used to work in a bar and get paid every Friday. Every Friday I would get paid and withdraw £50 at midnight and give out a tenner to 5 homeless people I saw on the street. I never told anyone when I did this I just did it because I wanted to help and I felt they needed the money more than me. Anyway a few years later I found myself living on the streets with these same people I had been helping through no fault of my own. I'd finish a shift at work and then hang around Liverpool Street station freezing waiting until 5am when the station opened. I'd then pick up the free paper they gave out and head to the toilet where I would get my head down for a couple of hours.

There was a few homeless people that did this and so security sometimes kicked a lot out, then I would jump on the circle line tube knowing there was no end stop so I could get some more sleep. Then I'd go back to work in the evening and act like there was nothing wrong.

I never complained, never told anyone and didn't want anyone to feel sorry for me. Eventually my boss (and good friend) found out and booked me into a hostel for a week. I then lived in this hostel for 6 months.

My head was fried and has been for years (just been diagnosed with ADHD last year which makes sense) and I tried ending it all but I was saved by another friend getting the police to find me and take me to the police station.

Anyway enough of the waffling, my point is, I'm now married to an absolute rocket (got married on a beach in Barbados 🇧🇧) got 2 beautiful boys who will become professional footballers and a very rewarding job looking after kids in care.

Life gets better. No matter how low you are, what your circumstances are, who you have in your life. It will always get better.

I'll be spending a night in a sleeping bag in March at Deepdale to raise money for the homeless. It'll be one night in the cold knowing the next night I'll be in my nice warm house but there's hundreds in Preston that don't have that luxury.

Please if you can spare any money could you donate and help those that need it the most. I've been in this situation and I know just how they feel.

(I'm also gonna jump out of a plane, that was going to be because I watched I'm a celeb and thought it would be funny but apparently I should raise money for that as well so help me out please)

If you've got this far, thank you. I've been meant to write this and set it up for 4 months but kept putting it off. I've waffled but there we go.

Thanks again.

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