By Chloe MelasOriginal Source: cnn.com

(CNN) Lamar Odom's tumultuous rise, fall and miraculous survival has played out in the media as publicly as possible.

But now he's sharing his version of events, to anyone who will listen.

Odom is candid about his struggle with drugs and alcohol in his new memoir, "Darkness to Light," and recently spoke to CNN about his path forward.

As an NBA star player with two championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and a once happy marriage to Khloé Kardashian, Odom at one point seemed to have it all.

But he nearly died in October 2015, when he was found...click here to continue reading