Hearing his son say "Dad, I need you" spurred Alex into recovery and became his 'why'. From heavy drinking in his younger years through to the grips of addiction, Alex admits he turned to alcohol in order to avoid connection and dealing with difficulties in life so when he was faced with potentially losing his sight, he only knew one way to cope and that was to drink to zone out. Fast forward to today and he's just celebrated two years sobriety, volunteers at his local gym and runs 'Club Claritee' to show people you can still have fun and attend brilliant events sober.

If you'd like to find out more about Alex, head to @clapp.alex or visit his website https://www.clubclari ...