The scars on Jay Bothroyd's body tell a story. Many stories in fact, of searing pain and melting skin, perhaps even one of police brutality. Some of the scars you can see and feel, like the thickened ridges on his arms and legs, or the crack in his skull.
Then there is the scar you can't see, the one that is responsible - partly - for many of the others. This scar could even kill him. It's almost a miracle it hasn't already. 'I'm blessed,' he says. I agree.
Bothroyd is the only footballer ever to play for England, or even in the Premier League, while living with epilepsy.