Turtle rescue and rehab helps Tourette’s sufferer fight his mental illness
I have found my purpose in life and not even my mental health can stop that.
Severe Tourette’s Syndrome rendered Ryan Stevens incapable of completing university and made his long term dream of being a television presenter almost impossible to reach.
Tourettes was a thorn in his side and he says his depression was devastating, but it was his two pet turtles that turned out to be the unlikely key to what is nothing short than an extraordinary turnaround.
“I wanted to bring about change in one way or another, and I just knew that helping something else would be what helped me”, he said.
“I loved my turtles and being able to provide for them, because they needed me, was everything that brought me happiness.”
He contacted Bracknell Forest Council, who gave him permission to rescue the turtles dumped in South Hill Park by former owners who know longer wanted them. He became their provider.
He set up a turtle rescue and rehabilitation centre in his home.
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Photo from Bracknell News.
