“I was 16 but I still remember it like it was yesterday,” said Samuel. “There was a knock at the door and the police asked to come in. They told us my father had passed. My world stopped. I still remember what I was wearing, what was on TV. He had health issues but it was still out of the blue.”
Now 29, Samuel says his father’s death marked him deeply. “At school, I was regarded as a student with potential despite having ADHD, but after my dad died, I lost focus. I was prone to angry outbursts, got excluded from classes, and did badly in my GCSEs.”
