David Brooks is delighted at how things have worked out for him at Bournemouth this season.
The 21-year-old has been in impressive form, netting another two goals as his side won 2-0 over Brighton.
It was his first brace in the Premier League.
And he knows how much he has achieved since moving from Sheffield United in the summer, especially when he looks back on what he was facing 12 months ago.
Brooks told the Daily Echo: "I was ill last year so while I did get to go home for Christmas, I didn't get to enjoy it as much as I'd have liked.
"When you're going through it, you don't really know what's going to come out of the other side.
"I was out of football for about two months and lost a lot of weight.
"You don't know how your recovery will go from that. Thankfully, I have recovered and I've been doing all right."