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A
poster-sized version of an emotive new postcard -
featuring the photos of 12 young people from across Scotland
who lost their lives suddenly to previously undetected heart
conditions – was unveiled
at a ceremony
held within the Scottish Parliament buildings on Thursday
December 1st.
Mr
John Swinney, MSP for Perthshire North and Cabinet Secretary for
Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth, also spoke at the
event.
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John Swinney MSP speaking at the event |
CRY Supporter Gordon Murch |
The
symbolic campaign was
first unveiled in Scotland back in 2007 as a poignant way of promoting the fact that 8 young
deaths were, at the time, estimated every week.
The new version
(which has also been
re-launched at a number of venues across the UK) is a sad
reflection of the ongoing increase in the statistics of young
sudden cardiac death.
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Chief Executive and Founder of CRY, Alison Cox MBE, says;
“As
the recorded incidence of sudden cardiac death rises, it is
timely for us to return to Scotland to re-launch
this powerful campaign as a way of emphasising the importance
of
screening.
"These 12
faces are just a 'snap-shot' of the problem and we need to keep
up the pressure and engage support from as many MSPs
and MPs as
possible to ensure we are doing everything we can to prevent
other families from experiencing similar tragedies.”
With the launch of this new '12 a week' postcard, CRY is
appealing for the public and politicians in Scotland to show their support
to the charity by emailing
CRYScotland@c-r-y.org.uk |
Dr Anna Maria Choy, John Swinney MSP and Professor
Stewart Hillis |
Names
of all MSPs who respond will be highlighted on the CRYScotland
webpage, in addition to the work being done in Scotland to
address this critical issue.
Alison Cox adds; “We would also
like to congratulate the Scottish Government on their bold
cardiac screening initiative in sport, led by Professor Stewart Hillis,
which
recognises the incidence and impact of young sudden
cardiac death in Scotland.” |
