Mum’s regret at her drug addiction

JORDAN’S mum Caroline revealed her regret at allowing drugs to ruin her relationship with her son.

The 40-year-old said: “My life was far from ideal and I lost Jason.

“If I had been born a few years earlier drugs wouldn’t have been so freely available.

“I met Jordan’s dad and got in with the wrong company. I began taking drugs.

“It started with smoking heroin and I ended up injecting it. I came off and went back on several times.

“But I have been clean for five months and am coming off through medication.

“Throughout it all I never stopped loving Jordan. I don’t know if life would have been different if he had stayed with me.

“But I am so proud of what he has done. I can only thank everyone who helped him get there. I hugely regret I wasn’t a better mum.”

Jordan’s achievement has also been praised by the University of Glasgow hierarchy.

Professor Jeremy Bagg, head of the University’s dental school, said: “Jordan is an excellent example of a young person who has benefited from the University of Glasgow’s efforts to widen participation in higher education from across the social and economic spectrum.

“We have been privileged to have him as a student and we are sure that he’ll go on to have a fulfilling career.”