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CRY
Teddy and QT Kanga - our adventures in the UK so far
Raising awareness
across the globe of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young
 QT Kanga is a marsupial with a message. She began her
journey in December 2001, leaving the SADS Australia office in Melbourne to
travel to America to begin her support and friendship time with those families
who had invited her to visit them.
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Currently on a European tour raising awareness about
sudden cardiac death in the young, she has visited Italy, Germany, Austria
and Switzerland. She has been joined by the CRY Teddy
and after launching the new campaign in the European Parliament calling on the World
Health Organisation to recognise the name "Sudden Death Syndrome",
they will travel to the Scottish Parliament and Westminster. Below
are details of their travels so far and where they plan to
go.
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Latest NEWS on where CRY Teddy and QT Kanga have been
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August 2004 Aesthete
Miniature Horse Show
CRY Teddy and QT Kanga made some new animal
friends in Doncaster, whilst also raising awareness of CRY and SDS conditions.
Pictures and details
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May 2004
Keeping the pressure on
Qt Kanga and CRY Teddy with Jackie Johnson and family who
lost their daughter Vicky lobby support for action in parliament. Pictured
here with David Hincliffe MP and Bill O'Brien MP
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April 2004
London marathon
The pair strapped onto Mat Wilson's double
heart costume for a 26 mile sightseeing trip around London whilst Mat Wilson ran
the London Marathon
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January 2004
Gloucestershire - England's green and pleasant
land
QT enjoying a cup of tea at Polly Perkins restaurant
in Bourton on the Water with Rachel and Peter Edwards. Their son Alexander
collapsed with Cardiomyopathy
Pictures
and details
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New Year 2004 Cruising
aboard the Caronia
Celia and Chris Byford-Fox took the pair 3579
miles from Southampton to Spain, Madeira, Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Portugal.
Here pictured with the ship's Captain at his
cocktail party.
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 November 2003
North
Wales
Mobile
Cardiac Screening event on 8 November 2003, in memory of Lisa Jane Browne, was
host to CRY Teddy and QT Kanga.
They met lots of lovely people, including Doreen
Harley (CRY’s Divisional Representative for North  Wales)
and Mark Tami MP for Alyn & Deeside.
Our adorable friends received lots of love and cuddles, and had their photographs
taken by many people.
They were very well behaved too!
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November 2003
Suffolk
Kate and Robbie Fox met Julie John and Gary
after their eventful Lands End to Johno' Groats journey on Halloween.
A flight in a police helicopter, visit to a
North Sea oil rig, a day with the RAF and home for a fish and chip supper.
Pictures and details
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October 2003
Lands End to Johno' Groats
Travelling in the bionic bus
with the Bionic Babe's mum, Julie, meeting up with as many Vdub Clubs and supporters as we
could with press, radio and TV
coverage at each stop raising awareness with our furry companions
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September 2003
Launch
new campaign calling on World Health Organisation to recognise sudden
death syndrome in European
Parliament
CRY supporters Andy and Maggie Tait who lost their son to
sudden death
syndrome are pictured here with Catherine Stihler, Labour's health spokeswoman
in the European Parliament accompanied by the CRY Teddy and QT kanga.
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The diary for their travels is filling quickly with a
wide range of events - cocktails with the captain aboard a Cruise ship,
visiting CRY supporters during their local events and lobbying parliaments.
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| Schedule |
| January
2004 |
Football
mascot West Ham vs. Sheffield United |
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Sheffield
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| February |
Off
on the piste with the UK Bob-sleigh team |
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Lillehammer, Norway
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| March |
Join
Dari Taylor MP at Parliament for CRY All Party Parliamentary Group
reception at Westminster. |
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London
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| April
11 |
Auction |
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Woking
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| April
18 |
London
marathon |
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London
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| May |
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Glasgow
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| May
22 - 29 |
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Hertfordshire
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| June
12 |
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Bereavement
Support day
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| June/July |
With
Kids for CRY Editor Julie Tanner |
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Essex
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| July/August |
Miniature
breed show |
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Doncaster
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