East End of Glasgow but never realised it would one day help save his life. His mental health spiralled in 2018 after a horrific succession of seven deaths in the family, the breakdown of his relationship and being told he had lost a child.
After suffering a mental breakdown, Andrew, who had begun abusing drugs and alcohol, made several attempts to take his own life.
Left isolated after he was discharged from hospital following an overdose, Andrew says it was his loyal Staffordshire Bull Terrier Kai that made him carry on.
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