Honestly, I’m not sure I would be here now if I hadn’t made that call. To tell someone my story who was a stranger was so much easier than telling family or friends. I felt I couldn’t tell the people close to me everything in case it hurt them to hear the truth. With Samaritans, I could finally open up.” Simon was living under a dark cloud after a bad stress fracture in his back ended his professional cricket career.

‘My fundraising ensures that there is always someone on the end of a phone to help someone in need and get them through the bad times’ Dave – Marathon Runner for Samaritans