Sunderland vs Newcastle U21: Toon defender Liam Gibson prepares ready for Tyne-Wear derby clash 18 months after life-saving surgery

Sunderland vs Newcastle U21: Toon defender Liam Gibson prepares ready for Tyne-Wear derby clash 18 months after life-saving surgery
Liam Gibson has revealed he struggled with depression and felt suicidal 18 months after he recovered from ‘life or death’ surgery.Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease, back in January 2015, the Newcastle U21 left-backhad to have an emergency operation in the summer of 2017.1

Liam Gibson is preparing to face Sunderland

As he recovered in hospital with a colostomy bag, Gibson contemplated giving up playing the sport he loved.Speaking ahead of tonight’sCheckatrade Trophy clash at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland, which is live on talkSPORT 2, Gibson said he is happy and relieved to be back.He said: At one point during my illness, I thought about packing in with playing football completely.“I felt so down and doubted whether I’d even be able to make it back into the game. I’m now back and have played nearly half a season, so I’m very glad that I continued to stick at it.“Being in this team is unbelievable and if I’d missed an opportunity to be a part of the game against Sunderland, I could never forgive myself for it.I now take a completely different approach to playing football then what I did in the past.”Click below or here for the live commentary stream for tonight’s match.

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Sunderland vs Newcastle U21: Toon defender Liam Gibson prepares ready for Tyne-Wear derby clash 18 months after life-saving surgery Liam Gibson has revealed he struggled with depression and
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Sunderland vs Newcastle U21: Toon defender Liam Gibson

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