'Mental illness is a real disease and can affect anyone.'
It was announced last week that former England batter Graham Thorpe had died Graham Thorpe’s wife says the ex-England cricketer died by suicide following a long battle with depression and anxiety. It was announced last week that Thorpe, widely considered to be one of England’s finest ever batters, had passed away at the age of 55.
’ Stokes paid tribute to Thorpe ahead of England’s Test with New Zealand at Lord’s She added: ‘Graham was renowned as someone who was very mentally strong on the field and he was in good physical health. But mental illness is a real disease and can affect anyone. ‘Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better.
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