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Irish Football Association website

Evans backs cardiac screening of young players

The Northern Ireland U19 girls and U17 boys have had ECGs (electrocardiograms) carried out by the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Screening Service at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown. Northern Ireland international, Jonny Evans has praised the Association’s Child Welfare Department for initiating the testing of the young players.

April 2008

The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

Sudden cardiac death in the young and helping bereaved families

Dr Mary Sheppard has been working as a specialist cardiac pathologist for the past 12 years at the Royal Brompton Hospital.  Many people think cardiac pathology is boring.  However, there is a personal and moving aspect to the job, which Dr Sheppard shares with us here. 

19/03/08

REM.fm (radio)

Interview with Dr Sanjay Sharma (Audio Clip)

Dr Sanjay Sharma talks to REM (Radio Europe Mediterranean) about young sudden cardiac death and his work with CRY.

10/03/08

BBC News website

'My fight to find out why Adam died'

Adam Payne was just eight years old when he collapsed during a football match and died.  For months nobody was able to tell his family why it had happened, but doctors said they suspected epilepsy to be the cause of death.

10/03/08

BBC News website

Fast-track lab for sudden deaths

A new national fast-track laboratory is aiming to offer definitive explanations of sudden cardiac deaths in people under the age of 35 within a few weeks.

04/03/08

The Daily Mail

No one knew about Hannah's heart problem until it killed her.  Now a new test could save many other young lives

Seven-year-old Hannah Turberville had just enjoyed a fantastic skiing holiday in the French Alps. On the last night, after a family meal out, Katy, 39 heard a strange sound from the children's room and went to investigate.  

24/01/08

Cycling Weekly

Triumph over tragedy

In May last year we lost our son to an undiagnosed heart condition.  Charlie was an extremely healthy eight-year-old who collapsed whilst playing rounders at school. 

03/01/08

Cycling Weekly

Cardiac Screening

In October 2005, John Ibbotson died suddenly at the age of 27.  He was a talented all-rounder who turned pro at 20 and raced in Belgium and Italy before finding his true metier as a coach.  The cause of his death was a heart abnormality that simply caused it to stop beating. 

31/12/07

The Independent

Athletes warned to watch for heart symptoms after footballer's death

Young athletes have been warned not to ignore the symptoms of heart problems or head injuries after the death of Phil O'Donnell, one of Scotland's best-known professional footballers. 

One woman's mission of the heart

Alison Cox started Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in 1995 and has expressed her sympathy for Mr O'Donnell's family, including his wife and four children.

21/12/07

The Daily Mirror

My heart's racing, Mum....the next morning he was dead

Sue Williams, 51, wasn't too worried when, one night before Christmas, her super-fit 16-year-old said his heart was beating too fasts.  How could she know he would never wake up?

01/12/07

The Sun

My Tom's death at just 14 was like tsunami of the soul

Today should have been my son's 15th birthday.  Instead I am writing about life after Tom.  Tom died in his sleep in October this year of an undiagnosed, heart-related condition. 

Facing life after losing your son

Today should have been my son's 15th birthday. Instead I am writing about life after Tom.  Tom died in his sleep in October this year of an undiagnosed heart-related condition.  He had been fit, active, healthy, doing well at school, bright and happy. We were not, in any way, prepared.

21/11/07

The Daily Mirror

I found my darling daughter dead on my birthday

Hilary Simpson was sure daughter Sarah was off work sick until she opened the bathroom door.  Hilary explains how her terrible discovering has left the family in shock. 

The Wright Stuff (Channel 5)

Young Widows

Channel 5 discussion show 'The Wright Stuff' featured the issue of young widows and asked: what’s it like to have the love of your life taken away when you’re still in your twenties or thirties? Is the experience different if you’ve had time to prepare for your partner’s death compared to it happening quite suddenly? Is it worse to lose your other half at a young age rather than when you’re both older? Do men and women cope differently?  CRY supporter James Brown appeared on the show to talk about the loss of his wife Katrina.

October 2007

Cosmopolitan

It was just an ordinary day.....

Laura Manni was looking forward to sharing her future with Greg, unaware of the heartache ahead. 

British Journal of Cardiac Nursing

Silent at Heart: using art to raise awareness

The 4th September marks the opening of an exhibition which aims to raise awareness of cardiac risk in the young.  It includes artwork from professional artists as well as a number of talented A-level students.

'She was my wife, my life......then she was gone'

Think back to the quick hug you and your loved one had this morning.  Now imagine it was your last.  That's the image James Brown, 31, plays over in his mind every day.

The London & UK Date Book

CRY Reception

Friends and supporters of CRY, along with numerous Members of Parliament, gathered at the House of Commons in the Terrace Marquee on 11th July for a reception. 

He was sent to a specialist and told: 'Hang up your boots or you could die' (Andy Scott)

Antonio Puerta was buried yesterday, in Seville, the city where he lived, loved and died while playing football.  As he was interred, the family of Clive Clarke was at Nottingham's Queens Medical Centre, giving thanks for escaping a similar tragedy. 

Great North Run

Members Update

Running for a Reason

'My name is Michele Wilson, I am 22 years old and I am running the BUPA Great North Run this year and raising money for the charity CRY. 

Daily Telegraph

Screen tests for rising stars will help to save young lives

Howard English was the first person of my age that I knew to die from a heart attack.  It's a long time ago now, but the images of bewilderment among everyone on the pitch and the frantic calling for an ambulance are still etched on our minds.  (John Inverdale writes)

Gone in a heartbeat

Bradley Farrow discovered he had Brugada syndrome when he apparently fainted while working at his weekend job in a security company at the age of 16. 

12/07/07

ITV London Today

David Walliams at the CRY Parliamentary Reception (Video Clip)

CRY Patron David Walliams supports the 2007 CRY Parliamentary Reception at Westminster.

Philips Advertorials

CRY is working alongside Philips to raise awareness of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. 

Tragic inheritance

Nobody knew that chartered accountant Colin Blundell, 25, had a heart condition before he blacked out while climbing in Snowdonia last November, falling 30m (100 ft) and dying of head injuries. 

Heart of the matter

After losing his wife to a previously undetected heart problem, James Brown runs to raise awareness of this rare but high-profile killer of young people. 

Under the microscope

"Because we don't have direct patient access we are considered the backroom boys," says Dr Mary Sheppard, while sipping coffee in the royal Brompton Hospital cafe. 

I died seven times ..... and that was just the start of my problems

When Scott Fleming, 29, went to play football one Sunday, he was expecting a gentle run around the pitch.  Instead he died.  Scott, from Blackburn, West Lothian, tells his story.

Riddle of dead lad

Schoolboy Matthew Hughes kissed his mum goodnight - and was found dead in bed next morning from a mystery heart problem.

How could my super-fit husband just die?

After a whirlwind romance, Sarah Gadsby looked forward to her new life as a footballer's wife.  But she could never have imagined the heartache that would follow. 

CRY awareness campaign during IRB Under 19 World Championship

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) will be running an extensive awareness campaign while the IRB under 19 World Championship takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland from April 4th - 21st.

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09/04/08

The Sentinel

Heart of Gold

Runner Phil Butler is tackling the London Marathon in memory of his 16-year-old son Nathan, who died from an undiagnosed heart condition. 

07/04/08

Lancashire Evening Post

Glitz and Glamour at the Guild Hall

Ballgowns and black ties were the order of the night as partygoers danced the night away at the Mayor's Ball.  The annual charity event saw around 250 people pack out Preston's Guild Hall for an evening of entertainment.

05/04/08

The York Press

CRY of delight at Karate Academy

Members of York Karate Academy have been put through their paces in aid of a good cause.

03/04/08

The Surrey Mirror

'I fear Jemima may have her father's heart defect'

Grieving widow Aranya Weller is fraught with worry that her two-year-old daughter may suffer the same heart defect that killed her husband. 

28/03/08

Hertfordshire Mercury

Hill on top in tennis tournament

A charity tennis tournament raised £350 for Cardiac Risk in the Young in memory of James Wood, a former Broxbourne Tennis Club members who died aged 15. 

28/03/08

Surrey Advertiser

Cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any age and at any time

Chatting on the phone, confirming plans to come and babysit the next day, Frances Allen was tragically unaware this would be the last conversation she would ever have with her daughter Jane. 

27/03/08

Dover Mercury

Marathon run tribute to tragic footballer

Dover postman Peter Sykes' attempt at the London Marathon comes a day after the third anniversary of the sudden death of his brother Paul, so emotions are bound to run high. 

27/03/08

Leicester Mercury

Tragic mum calling for a heart 'MOT'

The family of footballer Matt Gadsby, who died on the pitch after suffering a rare heart condition, are calling on the Government to back a plan to screen all sports players. 

27/03/08

Leicester Mercury

Sarah's image cuts down family agony

A poster featuring 20-year-old Sarah Simpson, who died of an undiagnosed heart condition is being used to inspire experts to investigate the causes of such tragedies. 

26/03/08

The Post

Cardiac charity awarded £10K

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has received an extra special start to Spring by being chosen as one of 90 deserving winners of a £10,000 Children's Charity Award from NatWest Bank. 

24/03/08

Express & Star

Teenagers step on it for charity bike ride

Two big-hearted teenagers are seeking sponsorship for a charity bike ride.  Sophie Lockley and Grace Collins are getting into shape for a marathon cycle ride in aid of CRY.  

20/03/08

Folkestone Herald

Charity ride for Steven

Friends and former colleagues of Steve Tanner, who died from a heart attack in 2005, have completed a gruelling 12-hour bike ride. 

14/03/08

Harwich & Manningtree Standard

Adrian is determined to run for the lives of others

Adrian Armstrong is raising money for a cardiac screening of young people in Harwich after his 28-year-old brother Marcus died from an undetected heart condition. 

14/03/08

Great Yarmouth Mercury

Cheque in memory of son who died young

Marilyn Cullum has handed over a  cheque in memory of her son to a London hospital which screens people for a range of potentially fatal heart defects. 

UK's first fast-track cardiac pathology lab for sudden deaths opens at Royal Brompton Hospital

A new pathology lab offering hope to many bereaved families who have lost a child or loved one through sudden cardiac death opened at the Royal Brompton Hospital on Friday (7 March 2008). Funded by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), the new fast-track pathology service will turnaround results within approximately two weeks providing answers to grieving families who would have previously had to wait up to 18 months.

150 people attend launch of cutting edge pathology lab

Over 150 people gathered at Royal Brompton last Friday evening (7 March 2008) for the opening of a new pathology laboratory offering hope for those who have lost loved ones to sudden cardiac death.

03/03/08

Birmingham Mail

Heart tests dedicated to tragic Alison

Parents Evelyn and John Linforth, whose 16-year-old daughter Alison collapsed and died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, raised thousands of pounds to organise a special testing day in Longbridge on Saturday. 

28/02/08

Birmingham Mail

Saving lives for Alison

Parents of a Birmingham teenager who died from adult cot death on her first day of college are preparing to help save other lives in her memory. 

16/02/08

The Weekly News

I was suffering from hidden heart condition

I couldn't believe what the cardiologist was telling me and, at first, I thought he was being overly dramatic.  After all I was an international athlete, who'd represented England in the 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. 

12/02/08

Birmingham Mail

Dad takes plight to Downing Street

A pioneering charity battling to stop Sudden Death Syndrome striking down young people is to meet leading politicians in Downing Street. 

04/02/08

East Anglian Daily Times

Screening for healthy heart

Young people in Colchester have been urged to make use of a screening clinic to check if they have any hidden heart conditions. 

31/01/08

Walsall Advertiser

Football needs to act to show senseless deaths the red card

The trauma of a footballer dying north of the border while in action is a painfully familiar scenario for the people of Walsall. 

31/01/08

The Sutton Guardian

Sudden death can be avoided with a CRY for help and a few simple tests

Every week eight apparently fit and healthy young people drop down dead and that is a conservative estimate.  All leave bereaved families shocked, grief stricken and angry that such a thing can happen to young people in the prime of life. 

30/01/08

Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Giants back CRY charity

Casinored.com, who are a sponsor of the Giants, have donated advertising space to CRY in a bid to raise awareness of the charity throughout the West Yorkshire area. 

25/01/08

Great Yarmouth Mercury

Fundraiser for charity

A fundraising event in memory of Simon Cullum, whose sudden death in June devastated family and friends it taking place tomorrow.

24/01/08

Newtownards Spectator

Local mothers take kids' heart in hand

Five local mothers are using their 'mummy power' to help highlight the issue of cardiac risk among young people in Ards. 

17/01/08

Lancashire Telegraph

Parents in heart health appeal

A family has urged young people to get screened for heart conditions after their teenage daughter died from an undetected abnormality. 

16/01/08

East Anglian Daily Times

Still time to sign up for heart check

The year's first screening of young people from Essex for heart conditions similar to the one which led to the tragic sudden death of footballer Phil O'Donnell will begin next month. 

15/01/08

Derby Evening Telegraph

Chris hoping to cross Kenya by pedal power

A police community support officer is planning to get on his bike and cycle across an African country despite the civil unrest it is experiencing. 

11/01/08

Great Yarmouth Mercury

Mum backs charity after death of son

Car-mad Simon Cullum, who lived with his family in Gorleston, was 29 when, on a day which was otherwise unremarkable, his heart stopped. 

11/01/08

Lancashire Evening Post

A real Robbie dazzler steps into the breach

The show will go on...even if 'Robbie Williams' got a better offer.  A top 'Robbie tribute act will be 'entertaining you' at a sell-out Live in Hope charity event next week. 

10/01/08

Lancashire Evening Post

Preston and Man United team up for charity at Deepdale

Preston is to join forces with Manchester in the name of charity to celebrate footballing links between the two cities.  Manchester United greats Alex Stepney, Paddy Crerand and Sir Tom Finney will head an all-star line-up at a special football dinner at Preston North End.

06/01/08

Sunday Herald

Move to screen all young athletes for heart defects

A genetic test to screen for a heart condition which is the most common cause of sudden death in young athletes could be available within a decade. 

05/01/08

Lancashire Evening Post

Preston Mayor's year of highs and lows

Preston's mayor today looked back on one of the busiest and saddest years of her life.  Mayor of Preston Christine Abram, her husband Norman and their family were a couple of days into their Tenerife break when tragedy struck. 

28/12/07

Peterlee Mail

Thank you very much

The parents of tragic teenager Kasia Ber have issued an anniversary thank you to everyone who has raised funds in her memory. 

14/12/07

Birmingham Mail

Santa's home right on your doorstep

For 11 months of the year it's an ordinary semi, but with Christmas on the doorstep, Alan Weavin's home is transformed into a winter wonderland as he raises hundreds of pounds for CRY,

18/12/07

The Somerset Standard

Defibrillator fund aided by coffee event

A bring-an-buy Christmas coffee morning has raised more than £200 for CRY and the Julian Wort Memorial Fund. 

11/12/07

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

I don't want any more parents to find their child dead

Ann Wilson will never forget the tragic moment she found her son dead.  On January 2, 2004, the mum,-of-two witnessed a sight that no parent should ever have to see. 

29/11/07

Oldham Evening Chronicle

Cyclists' charity trek hat-trick

Staff At First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) cycled 140 miles coast to coast from Whithaven to Sunderland to raise funds for several charities, including CRY.

21/11/07

Hailsham Gazette

Farewell to Posy Bowl

A popular family-run florist which is closing its doors after 36 years in business is to mark its farewell by raising more than £5,000 for charity. 

17/11/07

Express & Star (Walsall)

Boy's fundraising effort (Daniel cooks up a cash treat)

When Aldridge youngster Daniel Batchelor heard that a fundraising campaign in aid of his neighbour was under way he told his mother he wanted to help out by baking and then selling cakes. 

14/11/07

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

Faulty oxygen machine used on student

A vital hospital ventilation machine used on student Michelle Sinclair was not plugged in correctly and its safety alarm was broken, it has emerged. 

13/11/07

Lancashire Evening Post

Ten minutes that might have saved our sons

Ann Coles and Ruth Lowe are on a mission to spare other families the tragedy of losing a loved one to unexpected heart conditions. 

10/11/076

Peterborough Telegraph

Close shave for cardiac arrest fund-raisers

Deborah Barnes died from a sudden cardiac arrest, aged 36, in May last year.  Joyce Baff, her mother, held a charity day to raise money for CRY. 

07/11/07

Lancashire Telegraph

Charity answers Cry for action

The Darwen branch of CRY has come out top for screening young people for potentially fatal heart defects.  

02/11/07

Northallerton, Thirsk & Bedale Times

Heart charity fundraiser

A charity ball was held on Saturday, September 22, in memory of Kenneth Byrne.  the ball was organised by his widow Karen and children Karianne, Katie and Kieran Byrne.

26/10/07

Hartlepool Mail

We don't want others to die like our Kasia

A loving dad is calling for all children to be given life-saving health checks after losing his 17-year-old daughter to a rare heart disorder. 

26/10/07

Peterlee Mail

We don't want others to die like our Kasia

A loving dad is calling for all children to be given life-saving health checks after losing his 17-year-old daughter to a rare heart disorder. 

18/10/07

Swanley Messenger

Golden silence in memory of a lovable boy

A self-confessed chatterbox is hoping to say 'mum' for 24 hours in memory of Charlie Morrettes, who died earlier this year while playing rounders. 

17/10/07

The York Press

Fundraising food crawl

Hungry staff joined in a roving feast and chomped for charity in memory of fun-loving Mark Marden.

Bournemouth Daily Echo

'Pain of losing Stephen never gets any easier'

Family and friends can never forget Stephen Ruggier - who would have turned 21 on October 24.  hey plan to release 21 balloons by his grave and make the day a celebration of his life - cut short by the adult form of cot death. 

16/10/07

East Anglian Daily Times

Russ just keeps on running

23-year-old Russ Davey, suffers from a heart condition and has run a half-marathon to help raise funds for CRY.  Russ, an electrician, suffers from an irregular and fast heartbeat. 

11/10/07

North West Evening Mail (Barrow)

Family of tragic Andy boosts cardiac charity

The family of Andy Hartlebury, the young sportsman who died while playing football, has raised £1,550 for CRY. 

10/10/07

North Devon Gazette

Capital bridge walk result

Brenda Luckett and members of her family are pictured taking part in the London Bridges Walk organised by CRY. 

Free heart checks on offer

The family of Laura Fox, who died from a rare and undetected heart condition, has urged other young people to take part in health checks in Suffolk this weekend. 

Leigh Reporter

Football summit backing for heart machines

A major summit at Westminster which was prompted by the death of Leigh teenager, Daniel Young, has generated revolutionary ideas to tackle death in young athletes.

27/09/07

The York Press

Mum running to remember Mike

Ten years after her son died suddenly from a hidden heart defect.  Marje Scott is pulling on her trainers to do the Great North Run in his memory. 

27/09/07

Ulster Gazette

Siblings to tackle Great North Run

Five Armagh brothers, and their sister, are taking part in the Great North run on Sunday to raise funds for CRY.

27/09/07

Ulster Gazette

Father calls for compulsory screening

The father of John McCall, the Royal School rugby team's Schools' Cup-winning captain who died as a result of a heart defect in 2004, has once again called for more screening for young people. 

21/09/07

News Letter

Third teenager dies in training tragedy

James McGowan, 15, who collapsed and died during a physical education lesson at a Londonderry college on Wednesday was the third such tragedy in the past few weeks. 

21/09/07

South Wales Evening Post

Luke died playing the game he loved

A family's two-year wait to learn how their teenage son died has finally ended.  Stephen and Hayley Worgan lost their football-mad son Luke in 2005. 

Loughborough Echo

'We did it for Hannah' - £6,000 raised by two families

Two Loughborough families have raised more than £6,000 for CRY in memory of Hannah McDonogh, 20, who passed away in her sleep.

Brighouse Echo

A dedicated dad, a committed clubman

Tributes have been paid to Barry O'Loughlin, he was described as the driving force behind an annual Brighouse soccer festival. 

19/09/07

Bolton Evening News

'Give young footballers heart tests'

Dionne Young launched a battle for the introduction of routine screening of youths in sport, after son, Daniel, suffered a fatal heart attack. 

19/09/07

The Coleraine Chronicle & Leader

Screening does work insists club

Officials of the Eoghan rua gaelic club in Coleraine are to hold an information evening for parents to allay fears following the deatuls of two children in county Tyrone in the past fortnight.

16/09/07

Glasgow Evening Times

I lost Barry without any warning...I don't want others to go through that

Laurie MacNamara should be preparing for the happiest day of her life.  Instead she only has memories and photographs to remember the 'strapping' six footer she was to marry. 

14/09/07

Middlesbrough Evening Gazette

We had a ball....and raised thousands of pounds for charity

They danced and they laughed for CRY at a salsa extravaganza.  Organiser Julie Hatton was determined the rhythm was gonna get them at Redcar Bowl during a day of salsa dancing for CRY. 

13/09/07

Frinton & Walton Gazette

Heart checks for students

Caroline Gard, whose spots mad son Andrew died of a heart attack just days from his 18th birthday want to get more students checked out. 

10/09/07

East Anglian Daily Times

Pupils to receive heart screen test

An Essex college is to become only the second state school in the country to offer free heart checks to all 800 of its pupils. 

10/09/07

The Irish News

'Screen  youngsters' call after four child deaths

Calls were growing last night for the screening of young people for health problems after the sudden deaths of four schoolboys in less than a week.

A sad farewell to Patrick

The funeral of 10-year-old Patrick Breen, who collapsed while playing Gaelic football, will be held today. 

07/09/07

Heartland Evening News

Team work helps charity

Charity supporters Steven Byrnes and Emma Keen have been 'cry'-ing tears of joy following a football match which raised more than £600 for a cause close to them. 

05/09/07

News Letter

Successful charity Tractor Trek for Trillick

Trillick & District YFC undertook a sponsored Tractor Trek around Northern Ireland on the 5, 6th and 7th of July finishing at Omagh Show. 

05/09/07

News Shopper

Cycling in memory of bike-mad Charlie

In May, the sudden death of eight-year-old Charlie Morrettes shocked his family.  Now his stepfather is cycling to Paris to raise money for the memorial fund.