Tragedy still hurts for Terry
Terry Butcher admits he should have sought more help in dealing with the tragic death of his son Christopher.
The 35- year- old’s life spiralled out of control whi le suf fering post traumatic stress after leaving the British Army.
Butcher found his son’s body at their home in Suffolk in October 2017 – and his family is still trying to get over the ordeal.
The former Rangers and England captain insists Christopher’s death put everything in perspective.
He said: “We’re getting there. It’s tough. That has been 15 months now.
“We have each other and we get through it. But it’s not nice. We have two other sons who are doing well, they live in Southampton.
“If anything it brings the family closer. It makes you appreciate them more. I see them more now and look after them more.
“It makes you re- evaluate everything. Our family perhaps didn’t seek out the help we could and should have done.
“We’re maybe more of an old-fashioned, stiff upper lip family.
“We just got on with it. But you can’t afford to do that now. You have to get help. And there’s help out there which wasn’t before.
“When I was managerr at Hibs we had a young player yer called David Paul who died of a heart condition at just 18. That was horrible.
“I didn’t appreciate the enormity of it until I lost my own son.” Terr y Butcher was speaking at a Premier Sports event of who will show coverage the Scottish Cup. Available and via on Sky, Virgin Media the Premier Player. New first subscribers get their month free – visit www. premiersports.com for details.