The life James knew as a teenager slipped away in an instant when he sustained a brain injury. Recovery to regain independence would be grueling, but of all the new challenges James was facing, it was rebuilding his self-confidence that proved the hardest.
A football-obsessed little boy diagnosed with bone cancer is celebrating the end of his gruelling chemotherapy treatments by virtually meeting his Premier League heroes at Newcastle United.
Bottling up years of bullying from schoolmates, denying the grief of losing his grandmother and the knowledge his mother had attempted suicide more than once was a huge burden to bear. But after opening up to friends and family about his mental health, Andrew is encouraging others to find support through the NHS and Newcastle United Foundation's Be A Game Changer campaign this International Men's Day.
Dan Graham left school with no qualifications, no career path, and no idea what his future would be like.