A forces veteran has marked two years of sobriety by joining other participants of Growing Lives in a walk to celebrate the personal efforts involved in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Ex RAF diagnostic radiographer, Ryan Williams, has been sober since September 2020 after years of alcohol addiction wrecked his marriage, caused him to lose his job and his home.
Ryan's addiction also led to the damage of the nerves in his leg to the point where he now walks with a stick. He said: “In the early days of recovery, you ask yourself: ‘Is it worth it?’
"Physically, it is painful. Then there are the mental aspects too. It took me a good four months from my last drink for things like my manual dexterity to return, for the shaking to stop.
