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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.

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.

Charity begins at Aintree

As you would expect from a group of racing nuts, charities for jockeys and racehorses are well represented.  But other riders are looking to raise money for good causes close to their hearts for more personal reasons.  Janine Patchcott is racing in memory of her nephew Paul who died suddenly, aged just 13.

I could drop dead any second.........

Jon Cotterill-Bolsover had everything to look forward.  His fiancé was expecting his baby and his life was falling into place after a stressful divorce.  But Jon, 28, was about to get the shock of his life. 

Striking at the heart of the young

A year and a half before her death Nina Jelen had been taken to A&E at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, after suffering an unexplained seizure in her sleep. 

A commotion in the ocean

Heard the one about the comedian with no experience of open-water swimming taking on the English Channel, known throughout the world as the blue riband event for the sport? 

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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. 

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

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. 

Tests in Alison's memory

Random heart tests which could save lives are to be carried out in memory of Birmingham schoolgirl Alison Linforth who died suddenly from 'adult cot death.'

Eastern Daily Press

Trek challenge 'in memory of my brother'

Gary Bicker and Dave Huggins, will undertake a gruelling four-day trek up the Inca Trail in the Peruvian mountains in memory of Mr Bicker's 19-year-old brother Steven who died suddenly last year.

Norwich Evening News

Charity match in memory of football teens

A charity football match has been played for the fourth year running in honour of Matt Green and Kevin Sayer.

It is still difficult...I think of him every day...and always will

Julie Hatton, whose son Leon died from a hidden heart defect, plans an exuberant fundraising day for CRY. 

Our Say

Young mum Julie Hatton was devastated when the light of her life, four-year-old son Leon, died suddenly.

21/08/07

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

Screening call after heart deaths

CRY has renewed calls for young people to be screened for hidden conditions following the sudden death of a Newcastle teen. 

21/08/07

Yorkshire Post

Indian praise for heart doctor's flying mission

Doctors in India have praised a cardiologist from South Yorkshire who is travelling the world in a bid to raise awareness of a heart condition which strikes people without warning. 

North West Mail (Barrow)

Bikers take to the saddle to raise heart charity funds

Bikers from around the area are zooming into action in aid of CRY.  The motorcycle charity run is helping to raise funds. 

18/18/07

South Wales Echo

Sport-mad son's death is still a tragic mystery

A sport-mad 21-year-old was found dead in bed just a day after watching a Cardiff City match at a pub, an inquest has heard.

17/08/07

Southport Visitor

Friends make marathon bid

Friends of a 25-year-old Southport man who died suddenly are taking up a marathon challenge in his memory. 

Fighting menace of heart disease

Mathew Thoppil was 31 and an active sportsman.  He had a healthy lifestyle, but died suddenly, without warning, on the squash court.

Killer heart condition claimed my son without warning

As a young husband and popular GP, Mathew Thoppil had everything to live for.  But in May 2005 Mathew, a keen sportsman and cricket fan, collapsed suddenly and died while playing squash at Eldon Leisure in Newcastle. 

East Anglian Daily Times

My son died at 17 - I'm trying to stop it happening to anyone else

Ten years ago, just two days before his 18th birthday, Andrew Gard went upstairs to get changed for a game of tennis.  When he failed to return his sister went to investigate - she found Andrew - a fit, county hockey player who had barely had a day's sickness in his life - dead. 

Friends sail away for James

Sailors from Broxbourne Sailing Club are riding on the crest of the wave after raising more than £1,000 for charity through a 12-hour marathon.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

Cycling challenge

A team of determined youngsters were able to start their training for a charity event after they received a generous donation of three indoor bikes. 

The Northern Echo

Putting their hearts into charity ride

Disabled and able-bodied youngsters are joining forces to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young.

01/08/07

Oldham Evening Chronicle

Bikers rise to challenge

A Housing chief got on his bike for a gruelling coast-to-coast charity ride.  First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) held its equ8ivalent of the Tour de France with chief executive Hugh Broadbent among the 10 cyclists achieving a tour de force. 

01/08/07

Heartland Evening News

Intrepid brothers complete challenge

Three brothers have scaled new heights in a tribute to the memory of a tragic young footballing friend.  Neil, Tom and Russell Cartwright completed the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for CRY. 

30/07/07

Ipswich Evening Star

Stars out in force to help promote charity

I was in London last week for the launch of the charity, CRY, which highlights cardiac arrest in the young.

Lending a hand to heartfelt cry

Bradley Farrow, 21, who suffers from Brugada syndrome, has filmed a DVD with actor and Little Britain comedian David Walliams, which will help to raise awareness about heart screening facilities. 

The Portsmouth News

Mum bids to raise people's awareness after tragedy

Vera Looker, who lost her son Michael to an undiagnosed heart defect, has crossed London's Eight Bridges in his memory. 

24/07/07

The Irish News

Screening may have saved lives of three teens

A heart-screening clinic set up to tackle a rise in sudden deaths in young people may have saved the lives of at least three teenagers, it has emerged. 

James remembered on city bridges walk

Loving father James Patterson, who died suddenly of a heart condition nobody suspected he had, has been honoured by his family and a sponsored walk for a cardiac charity. 

Boost for fight to stop 'needless' deaths

The parents of Kasia Ber, who died from a rare heart defect, have won support from Parliament in their fight to make a change in the law to prevent any more 'needless' deaths. 

How swimming women helped Greg crack the English Channel

They've done it!  Greg Whyte and his relay team of four women from ITV This Morning's Challenge Of A Lifetime have cracked the Channel. 

Around the world....and back in 50 days

Am ambitious round-the-world flight for two Leeds lecturers and a leading cardiologist will take them over the Iraq war zone, across 2,000 miles of African deserts and soaring above remote Indian jungles. 

Blues stars boost rugby charity night

A fundraising auction in memory of young rugby player Alun Mardon, 26, who died during a game, raised nearly £6,000.

Botham helps beef up heart checks campaign

Cricket legend Sir Ian Botham has called for a national heart defect screening programme in the wake of Staffordshire teenager Nathan Butler's sudden death. 

South Wales Echo

CRY from the heart for son

Gareth Thomas should have been celebrating his 22nd birthday this month.  Instead, his family and friends were taking part in a sponsored walk to remember the bright and sporty 21-year-old, who was found dead in his bed. 

Sentinel Sunday

'It doesn't get easier, but we can cope now'

Builder Philip Butler constructed a stand at Porthill Park Cricket Club with his own hands as a lasting tribute to his son Nathan, who died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition, aged 16.

Mum joins big walk in quest to save lives

When Jon Paul Hawkins collapsed during a Scout meeting, doctors said that apart from a dislocated shoulder the lad was fine.  Just two months later this kind, popular 18-year-old was dead. 

It's a trip to Tower (bridge) for Mayor

Politics is all about building bridges.  But Preston's Mayor will be taking on a bridge challenge of a different kind when she walks the bank of the River Thames this weekend. 

Memory of Charlotte lives on with super day

Music and laughter and the memory of an adored daughter were the magical ingredients of Charlotte's Day that saw the Blacksmith's Arms in Clyde Street, Sheerness, rocking throughout the weekend. 

Quiz boosts charity fund

Sales of a quiz sheet have raised £100 for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young.

11/07/07

Coleraine Times

CRY for our kids

As the University of Ulster, Coleraine, hosted a heart screening clinic for Owen Roe GAC at the weekend, the father of a Portstewart teenager who died of a heart defect is urging all parents to have their children screened. 

House of Commons Recognition for CRY NI

Staff from the University’s Jordanstown Campus travelled to the House of Commons to attend the annual Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) parliamentary reception. 

Herald faces in the news

Eastbourne United Football Association has donated an ECG machine to the District General Hospital. 

Opera singer steps out to help CRY

Soprano Kathryn Harries is set to embark on her greatest walking challenge yet when she takes on a 35-mile day hike across all the Thames bridges in aid of charity. 

Luton Herald & Post

Weather hitch to Channel swim

Luton's sports supremo Greg Whyte's older brother Steve is scheduled to attempt the Channel on July 19th. 

Raffle raises over £1000

A Tamworth fundraiser has held a raffle to raise over £1000 for CRY.

Day to celebrate Charlotte

Charlotte's Day this year falls on what would have been Karen Williams' beloved daughter's 14th birthday, Saturday July 7.

The Kingston Guardian

Stage star Kathryn getting ready for her walk-on part

Kathryn Harries, 56, is an international opera star and former BBC television presenter.  On top of her successful singing career she has supported many charities - the latest of which is CRY.  Kathryn is embarking on a fundraising 32-mile walk from Hampton Court to Tower hill on Saturday, July 7.

Singer Kathryn set to bridge the gap in aid of charity

On Saturday, soprano Kathryn Harries will take on the challenge of walking across all of the Thames Bridges from Hampton Court to Tower Hill to raise money for CRY. 

Coventry Telegraph

We kept on running for good causes

The Coventry Fun Run may have been cancelled on Sunday, but plenty of people refused to let the rain stop them from running for good causes. 

Dover Express

Heart fundraiser

The aunt of footballer Paul Sykes, who died suddenly during a match in 2005, is taking part in a walk for CRY.

Trillick and District YFC tackle province-wide charity tractor trek

Trillick and District YFC is undertaking a sponsored Tractor Trek around Northern Ireland on July 5, 6 and 7, finishing at Omagh Show on the afternoon of Saturday, July 7. 

Capital walk in memory of Martyn

It was on July 11, 2005 that Martyn Luckett died suddenly at the age of 19.  Since then, his family has raised more than £9,000 for the work of the CRY charity.

Runners step out in memory of little Reece

Runners taking part in this year's Coventry Fun Run will be wearing T-shirts emblazoned with a photograph of one-year-old Reece Goodman. 

We will never forget our little sunshine girl

Little Kallista Heavey was just eight months old when she died suddenly in Paris of what was initially thought to be an allergic reaction. 

North West Evening Mail

Music and special poem to celebrate life of Andy