Simon's Voice Note: “Even If It’s By One Finger, Hold On”

Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas has shared an unfiltered message of hope with Say It Lad, speaking directly to anyone caught in a dark place.

In the voice note, Simon opened up about the sudden death of his first wife. She passed away in just three days following a diagnosis, leaving him to raise their eight-year-old son alone. What followed, he said, were some of the hardest months of his life.

“I went to some really dark places, places where I felt crippled by fear and anxiety,” Simon said. “There were two times over that period where I nearly gave up on everything. I nearly gave up on life.”

He explained that it was the thought of his son that kept him alive, but made clear how overwhelming it was to feel abandoned and hopeless.

His message to the lads listening was simple: get through today.

“Don’t think about tomorrow, don’t think about next week or next month,” Simon said. “Even if you can only hold on to today by one single finger, hold on"

Simon described survival as breaking life down into the smallest possible steps. “I’d get through today, then tomorrow I’d go again, and then the next day I’d go again.”

He also reminded anyone struggling that their life holds equal weight. “Every single life on planet Earth right now matters. No one life is more important than yours.”

This is why Say It Lad exists. To give men a place to hold on. To share their story without fear. To listen to voices like Simon’s and know survival is possible, even on the darkest days.

You can hear Simon's full voice note here