BBC rugby league correspondent Dave Woods is joined by former Super League star Shaun Lunt in a special episode 5 Live Podcast to talk about the illness that left him battling for his mental health.
In the same episode, ex-Leeds and Great Britain centre Keith Senior chats about how RL Cares's groundbreaking Offload mental fitness programme is enhancing the lives of NHS staff.
After getting the all-clear from sepsis, I was diagnosed with post-sepsis syndrome, which is very similar to PTSD. That's when my world turned upside down and I hit rock bottom. My kids didn't even want to be in the same room as me.
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