Monday 28 November 2022 10:26 AM Single father-of-two breaks down as strangers offer to pay for food after he ... trends now
A single father-of-two was left overcome with emotion as kind strangers offered to help him after he admitted he 'can't take any more' amid a cost of living struggle.
Samuel, who lives in a one bedroom flat on the 15th floor with his two sons, eight-year-old Lysander and five-year-old Zenuel, says he lets his children eat then he has whatever is 'left over'.
The trio share a bed and cuddle up for warmth - and the father told the BBC in an emotional video: 'I'm not the only one in this position, many families all over Bristol are going through situations what we are going through and I can't take any more of this.'
After Samuel spoke to the BBC, they were hit with an influx of email responses from well-wishers wanting to help him in any way possible.
Samuel reading through piles emails of emails from people who want to help him
Offers ranged from restaurants in Bristol wanting to feed him and the boys for free, and others wanting to donate bunkbeds.
Samuel read from the emails aloud, with one telling him 'if I ever win the lottery, I'm going to buy you somewhere to live.'
Another asked him 'how can I help?'
'It makes me feel like I'm being listened to,' Samuel said, fighting back the tears.
He shares a bedroom - and bed - with his two sons who are aged eight and five
Samuel says he is not the only person struggling and that other families are in the same position
