Maralyn Bowen - North East England
We lost our 19 year old son Ian in October 1996. Ian had played golf in the morning, been to his part time job in the afternoon and gone for a night out with his mates. He collapsed and died one hour after leaving home. Ian was a victim of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a rare condition caused by an extra electrical connection in the heart.

Diana Bower - West

Every family copes with a sudden death differently. I don’t believe there is a right or wrong way. All I want to do is to be there for people who need to talk about it with someone who has been through something similar in the hope that I can help.

Peter and Caroline Gard - East

Our son Andrew collapsed and died in his bedroom, two days away from his 18th birthday, while getting ready to play tennis. Nothing could have prepared us for the shock of this event. However as he was the picture of good health and involved in all kinds of sport this was even more difficult to comprehend.

Tara Gore - South East

I find a lot of comfort in helping CRY because it helps me feel that I am helping other families in the same situation as mine, that I am trying to stop this happening to other people like Therese, and also keeping her memory alive. 

Paddy Jelen - East Midlands
On the morning of July 23rd 2003 I found Nina dead. Post mortem found nothing abnormal and following discussion with our local pathologist who said it was almost certainly due to an epileptic seizure, he agreed to send her heart and brain to specialist pathology centres.

Ruth Lowe - North West

On 12th April 2004 my only child Andrew died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 21. My goal is to raise awareness and hold screening events in the area for other young people. I believe if Andrew had been screened then his death may have been prevented.

Keri Montague - South West (Somerset & Devon)

My son Oliver died of Long QT Syndrome at 8½ months old.  So much can be done to prevent other people going through the indescribable grief of losing a child.

Dee Shackleton - Middle of England
I became involved with CRY after my older brother, Peter died on 15th November 1998 at the age of 25. 

As you can imagine this was devastating for my family and I.

Judy Street - South West (Cornwall)

There are still days when I cannot believe that I will never see my son again. 

My consolation is that he died a happy man, doing what he loved most in the world, with the woman he loved and soon to become a Dad.

Anne Thomas - Wales
Our son Gareth died in his sleep, aged 21 years, on February 25^th 2007. He had graduated from University with a degree in International Politics and Law the previous summer.

I am pleased to be asked to take on the role of Divisional Representative for Wales and will do my best to promote the work of CRY.