Seven miniatures of vodka a day and three bottles of wine - this was the daily concoction for recovering alcoholic Alex Clapp.
The dad-of-one relied on booze to drown out his struggles as he battled with an undiagnosed sight problem where he has now lost 95 per cent of vision in his left eye.
As the 'alpha male' of his family with two businesses to run, he felt he couldn't open up about his struggles and the stress of his health concern. Instead, he reached for the bottle so he could try and forget.
