Drew Robinson, former MLB player, attempted suicide with a self inflicted gun shot and lived to tell his story 20 hours after he shot himself & now sharing his story to help others.

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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0:00.0	On April 16, 2020, Drew Robinson attempted to take his own life.
0:06.0	The self-doubt, the insecurities, they all got to him.
0:10.0	Even though he was a successful, handsome, former fourth-round pick in the Major League
0:16.0	baseball draft, it wasn't enough.
0:18.7	He also felt like there was no one to turn to.
0:21.9	But he wanted to let his family members and his loved ones off the hook.
0:25.7	So he wrote them a letter saying there was nothing they could have done to prevent what
0:30.6	was happening.
0:31.6	But something miraculous did happen.
0:34.1	Twenty hours later, Drew Robinson was still alive.
0:38.3	Though bloody, bruised, he was still there.
0:43.3	And he had a decision to make.
0:45.2	With the cell phone in one hand and the handgun in the other, he chose to dial 911.
0:52.6	And Drew is still here today.
0:55.4	Not only is he here, he's decided to dedicate his life to people who are going through the
1:01.3	same things that he is.
1:03.9	And he hopes that through his story, there are others that don't have to get to the point
1:09.7	of attempting to take their lives to learn there are other ways to cope.
1:15.6	Here on the pivot, we've decided to allow Drew to tell his story.
1:21.7	Not just for entertainment, not just so people know what he's going through.
1:27.8	But in hopes that through us, we allow Drew to save more lives like his.
1:34.6	I don't know what he said, but he said, bite the shit out of him, bite the shit out
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