Recalling his first encounter with Crisis in 2015, Con recalled: “It was November, December-time, freezing cold, I hit the bottle… I was depressed, I was eating out of dustbins sometimes, and then I got ill.”
Con was rushed to hospital and was found to be seriously ill with cancer and other conditions, he told BBC London.
“That was the turning point for me,” he said.
“I was so entrenched and in a cycle. I didn’t know who I was any more, I didn’t know where I was.”
After finding a Crisis at Christmas day centre in Homerton, Con was able to eat, shower and sign up for long-term support to get his life on track.
Crisis helped him get the medical treatment he needed and put him on courses that eventually helped him get a job.