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Sudden Adult Death Syndrome has to be one of the
cruellest ways to lose one of your children.
Typical victims have enjoyed healthy childhoods
without incident or symptom and often take part in regular sport and
exercise.
To nurture a child through a good start in life,
only for them to be struck down on the cusp of adulthood must be
devastating.
Luke Worgan was only 16 when he died a year ago
and his parents Stephen and Hayley still do not know what caused his depth.
But they are using the anniversary of his death to
raise awareness of heart disease in young people and highlight the work of
Cry - Cardiac Risk in the Young.
Luke's brothers are coming to the end of a series
of medical tests to ensure they do not suffer from any health of heart
defects.
Unfortunately, youngsters are only screened if a
relative has been affected. As long as there is no such screening for
all children, other parents are at risk of suffering the same heartbreak as
the Worgans.
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