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11/11/08 |
BBC
website |
Sudden noises
danger for sisters
When Chloe and Evie Church wake for school, they cannot use an alarm
clock like other children. The sisters, aged 11 and nine, have a
syndrome that means a loud noise or a sudden shock could be dangerous or
even fatal. |
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13/10/08 |
BBC
Radio 4 |
Life After Tom
Charting Claire Prosser's first year without her teenage son, Tom, who
died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition, and exploring the
process of rebuilding after the unimaginable has happened. |
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13/10/08 |
Now |
'She
was my world. We hugged, she kissed me...48 minutes later she was
dead'
When James Brown, 32, kissed his wife Katrina, 30, that morning, he had
no idea it would be their last goodbye. |
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02/10/08 |
Cycling
Weekly |
Get the knowledge
If you are interested in finding out more about sports nutrition and
fitness testing to boost your winter training, Fit-For coaching may have
just the thing for you. |
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02/10/08 |
BBC website |
Sudden Death Syndrome
Every single week, 15 young people from all walks of life die from the
condition known as Sudden Death Syndrome. Now research done in the
Midlands has found a new way of diagnosing people at risk so they can
get treatment before tragedy strikes |
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01/10/08 |
BBC Television |
Inside Out - BBC East
Midlands (Video - 59MB)
This television programme looks at the issue of young sudden cardiac
death in the UK. CRY supporter Andrew Gadsby talks about the loss
of his son Matt, and the programme also features contributions from
CRY's Honorary President Sir Ian Botham and CRY Research Fellow Dr Carey
Edwards. |
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29/09/08 |
British Medical Journal |
Preparticipation screening for cardiovascular abnormalities in young
competitive athletes
The cardiovascular benefits of regular physical exercise are
well established. However, a small proportion of young (aged 35
years or under) athletes with unsuspected heart disease are at
increased risk of exercise related sudden cardiac death. The
majority of such deaths are attributable to cardiac
anomalies, most of which can be identified during life.
more |
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27/09/08 |
Cycling Weekly |
Cardiac
Risk in the Young
In October 2005 John Ibbotson died suddenly at the age of 27. The
cause of his death was a heart abnormality that simply caused it to stop
beating. |
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14/08/08 |
The Glasgow Herald |
Racing to stop a silent killer
A
screening programme has been set up in a bid to prevent fatal heart
attacks in young athletes. |
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09/08/08 |
The Daily Express |
Family live with the fear of death at any moment
Four members of the same family are ticking time bombs. Rob
Griffiths, 44, and three of his children - Rhys, 20, Rhiann, five, and
Nelly, two - all suffer from Long QT Syndrome, which can cause the heart
to stop suddenly. |
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08/08/08 |
The Sun |
My tots defy death
Dad Rob Griffiths hugs his little girls - who like him have a genetic
condition that can spell sudden death. |
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16/07/08 |
Evening Standard |
March for heart victims
Hundreds of people will march along the banks of the Thames this weekend
in memory of children and teenagers who have died from undiagnosed heart
conditions. |
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03/07/08 |
BBC News
website |
Sporting 'heart
screening' call
Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save
lives, a study has concluded. Each year in the UK, hundreds of
apparently fit people suffer 'sudden cardiac death'. |
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31/05/08 |
The Sun |
Son's sad legacy (dad has
same rare disease that killed his lad)
A
dad whose talented footballer son died from a rare disease has been told
he has the same condition. Roger Maddams, 47, could have a heart
attack at any moment due to Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome - which
killed son Jack, 17, in his sleep. |
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24/05/08 |
BBC website
(Video Nation) |
Cardiac Risk (Video)
Mark Fox threw himself into health charity work after his twin sister
died suddenly of a heart condition when she was 13 years old. He's made
a film about the affect it's all had on him. |
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08/05/08 |
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.
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April 2008 |
What's New? |
UK's first fast-track lab for sudden deaths opens at Royal Brompton
Hospital
Over 150 people gathered at Royal Brompton in early March for the
opening of a new pathology laboratory offering hope for those who have
lost loved ones to sudden cardiac death. |
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April 2008 |
In Touch
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Finding the answers
In 1993 Howard English collapsed and died while playing a game of rugby.
The 32 year-old was a keen sportsman, fit, apparently healthy, and
married with three young children. Eleven years later the eldest
of those three children, Sebastian, died in identical circumstances to
his father. He was just fifteen. |
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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.
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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. |
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13/03/08 |
The FA.com |
FA back CRY scheme
The FA, the PFA, the Football
Foundation and charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), recently
launched a joint initiative which aims to raise awareness of sudden
cardiac death in the young. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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February 2008 |
BBC Southern Counties Radio |
Interviews with Alison Cox and
Vanessa Tardif (Audio
clips)
CRY Chief Executive Alison Cox and CRY Supporter Vanessa Tardif were
interviewed about young sudden cardiac death on BBC Southern Counties
radio (click on names for audio clips). |
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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. |
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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.
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31/12/08 |
Fermanagh Herald |
Cheques for charity
Aisling and Aoife McCann from
Maguiresbridge, arranged a party at their house in memory of
their sister, Aine, who died of Myocarditis in December 2002, at
age eight.
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22/12/08 |
The Portsmouth News |
Tragic teenager may have died from heart defect that lay hidden
Popular teenager Luke Francis died
from a heart condition he never knew he had, his grieving mother
revealed today.
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16/12/08 |
Clacton Gazette |
Lizzi and Josh plan charity event in memory of heart victim
Ollie, 21
Ollie Marsden collapsed in front of
his team-mates at a rugby training session and later died from a
suspected heart attack.
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14/12/08 |
Portsmouth FC match day programme |
CRY
for Christopher
On Friday June 8th 2007, Pompey and
Inter Milan fan Christopher Dixon was playing football in a
Swanage park with his friends. He had been in high
spirits, speaking to both his mum and girlfriend before playing.
Minutes later Christopher collapsed. |
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10/12/08 |
Oxford Mail |
Charity work keeps son's memory alive
Robert Lancaster was just 21 when he
collapsed and died from an undiagnosed heart condition.
The former pupil at St Edward's School, North Oxford, passed
away in Canada last year while in a queue for a ski lift.
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25/11/08 |
Middlesbrough Eve Gazette |
Campus lads claim trophy
Billingham Campus are celebrating
after winning the hotly-contested John Owens Trophy. John
was a victim of Sudden Death Syndrome, and the tournament is
held in his honour every year.
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25/11/08 |
Nottingham Evening Post |
Brother leads team in tribute rugby match
A charity rugby matched raised about
£2,000 in memory of Simon McNamara, who died suddenly on
holiday.
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21/11/08 |
Belfast Telegraph |
Cardiac time bomb that claimed my son threatens 1,000 children
More than a thousand school children
risk dropping dead from sudden heart failure, a grieving father
has claimed. They have cardiac abnormalities similar to
that which struck down Armagh rugby player John McCall at just
18 years old, his dad said.
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21/11/08 |
Irish
News (Belfast) |
Mother shares family story of pain and hope
Jonathan Gallagher was only nine
years old when he collapsed during a swimming lesson and died.
Nobody was able to tell his family why it happened and a
post-mortem examination was inconclusive.
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21/11/08 |
Nottingham Evening Post |
Match tribute to rugby fan Simon
Brothers Jon and Simon McNamara were
big rugby fans. So when Simon's life was cut short on
holiday in Croatia, Jon decided a charity rugby match was a
fitting tribute.
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21/11/08 |
Irish News (Belfast) |
Scheme may have saved 10 lives (CRY Postcard campaign launch)
The lives of 10 young people may
have been saved through a screening programme set up to tackle
the rise in the number of sudden deaths.
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21/11/08 |
News Letter |
Postcard campaign on cardiac screening
Twelve people under the age of 35
die every week from undiagnosed heart conditions across Northern
Ireland and the rest of the UK, it has been claimed. CRY's
postcard campaign highlights the deaths of 12 young people from
the Province of undiagnosed fatal heart conditions.
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20/11/08 |
Strabane Weekly News |
CRAIC headline charity concert for Cardiac Risk in the Young
The Alley came alive on Friday
night, as a night of culture in aid of health charity Cardiac
Risk in the Young (CRY) kicked off.
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19/11/08 |
Express & Star |
Lives of two young musicians honoured
A concert in memory of two talented
musicians from Cannock and Willenhall has raise hundreds of
pounds for charity.
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17/11/08 |
Lancashire Evening Post |
Sir Tom wants a super Knight out!
Celebrities are practising their
lines and rehearsing their gags for a variety show spectacular
in honour of Sir Tom Finney.
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14/11/08 |
Wetherby News |
The match to make Adam proud
"Adam would have been proud",
commented Kirk Deighton player manager, Neil Bould, after the
match which was staged as a remembrance for a true family man.
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14/11/08 |
Lynn News
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Triathlon
for Daisy
A teacher and two pupils at
Swaffham's Sacred Heat Convent School have raised £600 for
charity in memory of schoolgirl Daisy Stonach who died after
collapsing in a swimming pool.
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14/11/08 |
Leicester Mercury |
Heart-screening drive is our salute to Sarah
The family of a young woman
who died of an undetected
heart condition are aiming
to raise £5,000 to set up a
screening session for young
people. Sarah Simpson,
of Narborough, was seemingly
fit and healthy before she
drowned in the bath in
April, 2007. Experts believe
the 20-year-old blacked out
when she got in the hot
water because of an
undiagnosed heart defect.
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12/11/08 |
Birkenhead News |
Remembering James in song
A Wirral band are releasing a
charity single dedicated to the memory of 11-year-old James
Poynton, from Oxton, who died from an undiagnosed heart
condition. |
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12/11/08 |
Wirral News |
Wirral band’s tribute song to tragic youngster
A Wirral band are releasing a
charity single dedicated to the memory of an 11-year-old from
Oxton who died from an undiagnosed heart condition.
Daywalker have just finished recording "Girl", which will raise
money for the CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) charity. |
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08/11/08 |
Northern Echo |
Heart database to help save lives
A north-east family who lost two
children to a rare form of sudden heart failure have welcomed an
initiative designed to save lives. |
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06/11/08 |
Salisbury Journal |
Charity runners do their bit
Becky Dovey, 21, from Winterslow,
has raised £1,300 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) after
completing a half marathon in memory of her friend. |
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06/11/08 |
Strabane Weekly News |
Tyrone stars urge support for charity concert
Strabane's traditional music group,
CRAIc, had the chance this week to meet Tyrone GAA manager,
Mickey Harte, and some of the All-Ireland winning players at
Strabane's district council offices. |
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05/11/08 |
Leyland Guardian |
Health test in memory of Stevie
Rugby player Stevie Wiggins was just
30 when he died in his sleep during a stint working in America
in 2005. Now, after years of work, family and friends have
raised enough money to run a free cardiac screening session for
young people in the area. |
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31/10/08 |
Wetherby News |
Harrogate footballers' memorial match for Adam Tennant
Friends and teammates of late
footballer Adam Tennant will hold a match in his memory to mark
the first anniversary of his death next weekend. |
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31/10/08 |
Dorset Echo |
Charity match raises £6,900
Hospital porters and doctors swapped
their scrubs for football kits to raise money for machines that
monitor heartbeats. |
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30/10/08 |
Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer |
Glamorgan University to launch new cardiac clinic
The University of Glamorgan is
launching Wales' first cardiac screening clinic for young people
on November 1. |
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23/10/08 |
The
Comet 24 |
Raising cash in Joe's memory
A football tournament will be held
at the weekend in memory of 36-year-old Joe Langdon, who lost
his life while playing the sport he loved. |
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23/10/08 |
Strabane Weekly News |
BBC presenter supports Alley's charity night
Popular North West traditional
group, CRAIC, has been backed by BBC presenter and patron of
health awareness charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Mark
Carruthers, ahead of the band's concert next month in aid of
CRY. |
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23/10/08 |
Littlehampton Gazette |
Triple tragedy mother backs call for testing
A Littlehampton mother whose son
died aged just 24 has backed a new national campaign to raise
awareness of the 'staggering' number of young people dying from
a heart condition. |
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22/10/08 |
Haslemere & District
Messenger |
CRYing Out For Awareness
As Big Ben stuck noon outside the
Houses of Parliament the Hunter family from Haslemere were
joined by MPs at the launch of CRY's new postcard campaign.
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22/10/08 |
News Shopper |
'If it saves one it will be worth it'
Eight-year-old Charlie Morettes, who
died from sudden cardiac death, is featured in a campaign to
prevent others being killed by the same condition. |
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20/10/08 |
Shropshire Star |
MP gets behind the work of group
Telford MP David Wright met bereaved
families to launch a new campaign to highlight the number of
deaths from conditions which cause sudden cardiac death in the
young. |
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16/10/08 |
Salford Advertiser |
Raising CRY awareness
Students from across the north west
teamed up to raise over £2,000 for research into the condition
which tragically killed a young sports student at Pendleton
College. |
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16/10/08 |
Newbury Weekly News |
Support for cardiac risk charity's work
Money raised in memory of a Newbury
woman could help launch a screening programme to save the lives
of young people with potentially-fatal heart defects.
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16/10/08 |
Sutton Guardian |
Friends run to help charity that helped them grieve
The best friends of 26-year-old
Matthew Readings, who died suddenly of heart failure after a
morning at work, will be raising money for CRY. |
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16/10/08 |
Tyrone Constitution |
Alley concert set to raise funds for medical charity
CRAIC, the North West's premier
traditional music group will be hosting a charity musical
concert in aid of CRY. |
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15/10/08 |
News Letter |
A marathon effort from Finvoy members
In June twelve brave members faced
the River Bann and the weather to row 26 miles for Cardiac Risk
in the Young. |
|
15/10/08 |
Sheppey Gazette |
Charlotte is the face of cardiac campaign
The face of Charlotte Wright, an
eight-year-old from Sheppey who died suddenly of an undetected
heart problem, is being used to help raise awareness about the
growing number of people affected by the condition. |
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15/10/08 |
News Shopper |
Charlie features in campaign to save lives
Eight-year-old Charlie Morettes, who
died from Sudden Cardiac Death, is featured in a campaign to
prevent others being killed by the same condition. |
|
15/10/08 |
News Shopper |
Young people need health check
Jim and Barbara Holland lost their
son Philip to sudden cardiac death syndrome at Christmas in
2002. |
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14/10/08 |
East Anglian Daily Times |
Brother in tribute to his tragic twin sister
The brother of a teenager who died
suddenly from a rare heart problem is holding a fundraising
event in her memory. |
|
10/10/08 |
Brentford FC Press Release |
CRY Awareness Week
C.R.Y. (Cardiac Risk in the Young), Brentford’s secondary Away
Shirt Sponsors, launch, for the fourth consecutive year, their
Raising Awareness Week today. The Week, which will
see many different events being organised throughout the
country, is specifically designed as the title suggests to raise
awareness of sudden death syndrome (SDS), specifically in the
young (under 35). |
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09/10/08 |
Salford Advertiser |
Pitching in to raise awareness
A college is kicking off a football
tournament next week to raise funds for research into the
condition which struck down a student on the pitch. |
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09/10/08 |
Clacton Gazette |
Pupils to get free heart assessment
A heart health campaigner has
announced that she hopes to offer every secondary school child
in Tendring a free heart screening within the next year.
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09/10/08 |
The Argus |
Heart attack
at 26
Joseph Tanner learned about his
heart condition in dramatic fashion. He had just come to
the end of the Hastings half marathon in March this year when he
suddenly collapsed with a heart attack. |
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01/10/08 |
East Anglian Daily Times |
Students tested for heart abnormalities
More than 750 youngsters were
invited to have their hearts screened yesterday by a mother
whose son died unexpectedly. |
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25/09/08 |
Northampton Chronicle |
£2,000 raised during fun day in memory of tragic girl Jade
A cheque worth more than £2,000 has
been presented to CRY in memory of nine-year-old Jade Johnstone,
who died suddenly during a swimming lesson at her Northampton
school. |
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25/09/08 |
Herts & Essex Observer |
'Fairy
Caz' run raises £3k for heart charity
Family and friends of Caroline
Johnstone, the 17-year-old Bishop's Stortford sixth-former who
died in June, raised nearly £3,000 in her memory by taking part
in a 6k run. |
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25/09/08 |
Worthing Herald |
Fitness fan who died in his girlfriend's arms
A fitness fanatic collapsed in his
girlfriend's arms and died of a rare heart condition.
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25/09/08 |
Frome Times |
Over £25,000 raised by Frome family in memory of son
The family of a popular Frome man
who died if a rare heart condition eight years ago reached a
fundraising milestone recently, having now raised over £25,000
for CRY. |
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25/09/08 |
Frome Times |
Frome Hospital thanks local family for fundraising efforts
A plaque
has been hung on the wall of Frome Community Hospital's
resuscitation room in recognition of the generous donations made
by the Wort family in memory of their son. |
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24/09/08 |
Fermanagh Herald |
Youth rugby players on cardiac health test
A total of 48 youth players, 12 of
them girls, travelled to University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Campus, on Saturday, for a CRY ECG testing session. |
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24/09/08 |
Heartland Evening News |
Charity is a real winner
A charity close to a community's
heart was the real winner after a super-successful fun quiz and
mega raffle. |
|
24/09/08 |
News Letter |
Enniskillen first up to take CRY tests
Forty eight Enniskillen youth
players, 12 of them girls, travelled to University of Ulster,
Jordanstown Campus, on Saturday, for a CRY ECG Testing Session.
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23/09/08 |
BBC Oxford |
CRY for help (includes
audio link)
One little girl’s death has led her
father to support other parents - Hugh Mulcahey talks about the
loss of his daughter Madeleine. |
|
18/09/08 |
Somerset Standard |
Fourth heart monitoring device given to hospital
A charity has donated its fourth
piece of equipment to Frome's new hospital. |
|
18/09/08 |
The Argus |
Hockey player died from secret heart defect
A talented hockey player who did not
know he had a heart defect slumped on to his girlfriend and
died. |
|
11/09/08 |
Newtownabbey Times |
A £35 cardiac test that could save your life
People across Newtownabbey are being
encouraged to take a simple and quick £35 ECG test which could
save their lives. |
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10/09/08 |
Coleraine Times |
The £35 cardiac test that could save your life
A simple and quick £35 ECG test
could save the lives of the eight healthy, young people that die
each week across the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions.
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09/09/08 |
Fleet Mail |
Car treasure hunt drive to help charity
A mother whose son suddenly died of
a mysterious illness is organising a treasure hunt to raise
money for the charity that supported her while grieving.
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04/09/08 |
Brighouse Echo |
Soccer tournament in player's memory boosts charity
A football tournament held in memory
of a former Clifton Rangers' player was supported by hundreds of
young soccer enthusiasts. |
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04/09/08 |
News Letter |
Dad urges more heart defect tests for young
The father of an Ulster teenager who
died from heart failure has urged other young people to get
screened for undetected conditions. |
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02/09/08 |
Birmingham Mail |
On the ball in teen's memory
Hundreds of family and friends of a
tragic footballer who collapsed and died during a training
session turned out to honour him at a charity match.
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02/09/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Iain and Robert are real unsung heroes
When it comes to being committed to
your sport then you would have to go a long way to beat both
Iain Taylor and Robert Cowell. |
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02/09/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Knock around the clock!
Tennis players both young and old
knocked around the clock to raise funds for charity and in
memory of its former ladies captain. |
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29/09/08 |
Hoddesdon & Broxbourne Mercury |
Why Olympic rowing ace will get in saddle
Olympic rowing silver medallist Acer
Nethercott has spoken of his motivation for cycling the length
of the country. |
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27/08/08 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Relatives and friends have fun in Jade's name
A Memorial Fund Day in tribute to
nine-year-old Jade Johnstone, who died suddenly earlier this
year, is expected to raise more than £2,000 when the total has
been counted. |
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27/08/08 |
Birmingham Mail |
Players kick off in memory of Anton
Former friends and team mates of a
footballer who collapsed and died while training are to play a
match in his memory, a year on from his untimely death.
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25/08/08 |
Express & Star |
Charity game is a tribute to tragic player
A charity football match will be
staged to mark the first anniversary of the death of a teenage
Walsall FC player who collapsed on the training pitch.
Friends of Anton Reid will play a match at Rushall Olympic's
ground next week. |
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22/07/08 |
Shropshire Star |
Team raises £500 for tragic player's charity
Young footballers with a Telford
Junior League side helped raise £500 in memory a 15-year-old
former team-mate, Luke Morris, who died from a rare heart
defect. |
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21/08/08 |
Brighouse Echo |
Hundreds play in memory of Dominic - and now his dad
Hundreds of young soccer enthusiasts
will turn out on August 30 to take part in a six-a-side
tournament played every year in memory of a promising young
sportsman who died of a rare heart condition. |
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19/08/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Play on for Vicki
Burnley Tennis Club will be holding
its first ever round the clock tournament in memory of its
former captain. |
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16/08/08 |
Woking Review |
Bradley's hair loss is a big gain for charity
Bradley Farrow, 22, from Sheerwater,
accepted the challenge of having his head shaved in front of a
pub packed with punters to raise money for CRY. |
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14/08/08 |
Malling Chronicle |
Charity cycling feat raises extra £25,000
A Sevenoaks fundraiser whose wife
suddenly died of a heart defect has raised nearly £25,000 for a
heart charity after cycling the length of the country.
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06/08/08 |
News Shopper (Bromley) |
Mystery deaths cry out for answers
Ryan Darby was just 27 when he died
from a heart attack in a hotel room in Bangkok. He was one
of eight apparently fit and healthy young people who die from
undiagnosed heart conditions every week in the UK. |
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06/08/08 |
Crewe Chronicle |
MP gets pupils' view on future of town
Pupils of Sir William Stanier
Community School have met Nantwich MP Edward Timpson to share
with him their ideas of how to re-develop Crewe Town centre.
He also congratulated them on raising £300 for Cardiac Risk in
the Young. |
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02/08/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
'Too
young to die'
29-year-old Matthew Wallbank, of
Great Wallbank, died from a rare heart condition on the morning
of his friend's wedding. His devastated parents have
spoken of their shock at their apparently healthy son's sudden
death. |
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01/08/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Big game charity boost
Free heart screening is a step
closer after top names from television battled it out with
football legends. |
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01/08/08 |
Fleet News |
Bridge walk couple raise charity cash
Sarah and Les Drawbridge of Amberley
Grange, joined other walkers on the eight-mile London Bridges
Walk, crossing eight of London's famous bridges in memory of
their son, Adam. |
|
01/08/08 |
Watford Observer |
Family fundraiser in honour of Kevin
Like many young men of his age,
33-year-old Kevin Smart enjoyed a flourishing career, a settled
home life and was making plans for a future with his long-term
partner. |
|
31/07/08 |
Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer |
Fundraising tribute to Gareth
A Llantrisant family travelled to
London for an emotional fundraising walk in memory of their son.
|
|
31/07/08 |
Heartland Evening News |
Live music charity gig for CRY fund
The Railway Tavern in Nuneaton is to be filled
with local talent for a Charity Gig on Saturday in memory of Claire Keen who
died three years ago of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - or Sudden Adult Death
Syndrome, aged 27. |
|
31/07/08 |
Folkestone Herald |
Walk recalls pitch tragedy
Patricia Berry, her daughter-in-law
Carl Sykes and friends travelled to London earlier this month to
take part in an eight-mile walk across eight of the capital's
famous bridges. |
|
24/07/08 |
Bromley News |
Family step out in memory of Ryan
Brave Nicola Acuta and her friends
took a heartbreak walk down Memory Lane - or across eight London
Bridges to be precise - last weekend to raise funds for Cardiac
Risk in the Young. |
|
24/07/08 |
Cambridge Evening News |
Bridge walkers step it out to boost charity
Fiona and Paul Roberts were joined
by more than 20 friends for the emotional London Bridges Walk
and raised more than £2,000 for CRY. |
|
23/07/08 |
News Shopper |
Plain headstone not what family wanted
The parents of eight-year-old
Charlie Morettes, who died suddenly, say a council has forced
them into putting up a headstone they do not want. |
|
18/07/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree
Standard |
Star-studded side for the big match
Television stars are set to dust off
their football boots so hundreds of youngsters can finally
benefit from a potentially life-saving screening unit.
|
|
17/07/08 |
Bromley News |
My walk of heartache down Memory Lane
Nicola Acuta will take an emotional
walk down Memory Lane on Sunday so that others might be spared
the heartache she has suffered. |
|
17/07/08 |
Dover Mercury |
Family's walk tribute to tragic footballer
Making last-minute preparations for
an emotive charity walk on Sunday are Patricia Berry and Carly
Sykes, along with 10 other members of their family. The
8km walk, across eight of London's bridges, is in aid of
CRY. |
|
15/07/08 |
Isle of Man Examiner |
Have a heart, save lives
Paula Lunt, who lost her son Craig
to an undetected heart condition is calling for routine cardiac
screening of everyone under 35. |
|
11/07/08 |
Alton Herald |
Lavender fields are forever
For the second weekend running
English Hampshire Lavender near Selbourne is inviting visitors
to a Lavender Experience. |
|
11/07/08 |
Surrey Advertiser |
Kathryn hits right note for charity
Internationally-acclaimed opera
singer Kathryn Harries will be leading the way in the annual
fundraising walk in support of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
on Sunday July 20. |
|
10/07/08 |
North Devon Journal |
London bridges walk in memory of Martyn
A Hartland family are going on a charity walk
across eight London bridges in memory of their son. Martyn Luckett
died, aged 19, in July 2005 after suffering from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
(SADS) which was caused by an undiagnosed heart condition. |
|
04/07/08 |
Hertfordshire Mercury |
Parents' tribute after death of daughter, 17
A couple from Little Hadham
devastated by the sudden death of their 17-year-old daughter
have paid a moving tribute to the happy, smiling teenager on the
brink of an exciting future. |
|
04/07/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Golf day in honour of Marcus
A golf tournament in memory of
Marcus Armstrong, who died in 2006, has raised thousands of
pounds to help others. |
|
03/07/08 |
Cambridge Evening News |
Couple provide tests close to their heart
Fiona and Paul Roberts have raised thousands of
pounds so more than 100 people aged 14 to 35 can have an EGG
test at Cambridge United's Harris Suite on Sunday, July 27 |
|
03/07/08 |
Dover Mercury |
Footballer's mum shows her support
In 2005 Folkestone Invicta's Paul
Sykes died suddenly during a football match, aged just 28.
This month his mother Patricia Berry is travelling to London
with her family to take part in the emotional fund-raising walk
in support of CRY. |
|
01/07/08 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Friends in sporting tribute to Tim
Fiends of Tim Spooner, the young
footballer who died during a match last month, have already
raised £2,000 in his memory. |
|
24/06/08 |
Express & Star |
Graham has it all mapped out
Walsall geography teacher Graham
Collins is preparing to cycle the gruelling 1,000-mile route
from Land's End to John O'Groats in memory of Katrina Brown.
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19/06/08 |
Luton & Dunstable Herald & Post |
The Whyte way to change your life...
Sports supremo Greg Whyte goes into
print with his first fitness book, Get Fit Not Fat: 150 Ways To
Build Fitness Into Your Life. |
|
18/06/08 |
News Letter |
Finvoy prepares for charity paddle
Finvoy Young Farmers' Club are
working hard in preparation for their summer challenge on the
River Bann. On Saturday 28th June members will begin their
charity paddle starting at Toome and will row 26 miles to
Drumaheglis Marina. |
|
18/06/08 |
The
Darrener |
Meet
your local heroes
Courageous and dedicated parents
Irene Wickers and Granville Staff from Darwen both have one
thing in common....they lost their sons to sudden cardiac death
at a young age. |
|
17/06/08 |
Grimsby Telegraph |
Victim's family warns of silent killer
In the week when they should have
been celebrating her 20th birthday, Lisa Freer's family found
themselves gathered together for her inquest. |
|
12/06/08 |
Malling Chronicle |
Fundraiser set for next challenge
A Sevenoaks fundraiser hopes to add
to the £120,000 he has amassed in the past year for a heart
charity when he cycles from Lands End to John O' Groats in July.
|
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11/06/08 |
Newcastle Evening Chronicle |
MP fights for heart testing
North East MP Kevan Jones has
stepped up his campaign to tackle sudden heart attack deaths
which strike the young. |
|
06/06/08 |
Hertfordshire Mercury |
Cyclists gear up for ride
Four Hertford friends will be
cycling 960 miles from Land's End to John O'Groats, three of
them in aid of charity. |
|
04/06/08 |
Lancashire Telegraph |
Help
in Store
Sainsbury's, of Darwen, launched
their sponsored charity of the year in aid of CRY. The
event raised more than £1,000 from bag-packing, a disco and
raffle. |
|
03/06/08 |
Northampton Chronicle & Echo |
Appeal fund set up to remember footballer
The family of young footballer Tim
Spooner, who died suddenly from a heart defect, have set up a
fund in his memory. |
|
02/06/08 |
Kent Messenger |
Friends play to remember Jack
Jack Maddams was 17 when he suffered
a fatal heart attack brought on by a rare disease. Shocked
by his death, Jack's friends decided to organise a charity
football tournament. |
|
26/05/08 |
South Wales Evening Post |
Cardiac cause gets a round of support
Liverpool football legend Alan
Kennedy and Swans star Alan Tate got into the swing of things to
honour a Swansea man who suddenly died playing football.
|
|
26/05/08 |
Express & Star |
Lecturer in cycle ride
Mat Wilson, a laboratory director,
is in training for the world's toughest cycle ride, Race Across
America, and has received endorsement from TV star David
Walliams. |
|
24/05/08 |
Norwich Evening News |
Take part in charity walk
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is
inviting people from across the UK to join them in their annual
Heart of London Bridges Walk, which takes place on July 20.
|
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23/05/08 |
Express & Star |
Cycling epic in America
Endurance athlete Clive Middleton is
planning to take part in the Race Across America event next
month as part of a four-man team with help from Cheslyn Hay
Leisure Centre gym manager Paul Taylor. |
|
16/05/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
Hollyoaks - you're champion, says fans
Actors from Channel 4's Hollyoaks
played in a charity match against Harwich and Parkeston charity
XI team in memory of Marcus Armstrong, who died suddenly, aged
28, from an undetected heart condition in 2006. |
|
14/05/08 |
News Shopper (Dartford & Swanley) |
Paying tribute to 'special angel'
On May 16 last year, eight-year-old
Charlie Morettes collapsed and died from sudden cardiac death
while playing rounders at his school in Sutton-at-Hone.
One year on from the tragedy, his mother and stepfather pay
tribute to him. |
|
09/05/08 |
Linlithgow Journal & Gazette |
Walkers raise thousands for heart research
Masons from Lodge Hopetoun St John,
Linlithgow, were joined by colleagues from Lodge Camelon in a
major fund-raising sponsored walk in memory of David
Cochrane. |
|
09/05/08 |
The Portsmouth News |
A true free spirit, our Ed really was someone special
One minute he was scoring a goal
playing the game he loved. The next he was dead.
Football-mad teenager Edward Reading, had his whole life ahead
of him when he collapsed and died on the pitch. |
|
09/05/08 |
The Portsmouth News |
Why do so many young people die suddenly?
After their teenage son died of
sudden death syndrome on the football pitch, Alice and Stephen
Reading channelled their grief into raising awareness.
|
|
08/05/08 |
Frome Times |
Firewalk for Julian's Fund
Plans are afoot for a fundraising
event with a difference at The Mill public house in Rode, where
a charity firewalk is set to take place later this month.
|
|
05/05/08 |
The Sentinel |
Friends pitch in to remember PC Andy
Father-of-two Andy Hill, based at
Burslem police Station, died in November after collapsing
following a game of football with colleagues. Friends and
colleagues took to the pitch for an event in his memory.
|
|
02/05/08 |
Kent Messenger |
Friends set up tournament in memory of Jack
Talented teenager Jack Maddams may
be gone but he certainly isn't forgotten. Friends of the
17-year-old, who died in his sleep a month ago, are organising a
charity five-a-side football tournament in his memory.
|
|
24/04/08 |
Salisbury Journal |
Running on empathy
Sue Foyle ran the Flora London
Marathon for the first time in her life. Her friend's
20-year-old son, Tom Dominy, died last November from SADS.
|
|
24/04/08 |
Luton Herald & Post |
Next conquest - crossing USA
Sports supremo Greg Whyte is
reaching for the stars to take part in his biggest challenge yet
- a muscle-crunching relay ride across America in June in aid of
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) the charity of which he is a
trustee. |
|
20/04/08 |
The Sunday Post |
Bid to beat disease that killed Phil
Every youngster in Scotland taking
part in sport will be offered screening for Sudden Death
Syndrome, which killed footballer Phil O'Donnell. |
|
18/04/08 |
Harwich & Manningtree Standard |
TV soap stars head to town
Soap stars are set to descend upon
Harwich for a charity football match. Actors who star in
the Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks, will be going head to head
against players at Harwich and Parkeston football club to raise
money for charities, including CRY. |
|
17/04/08 |
Somerset Standard |
Women golfers appeal for funds
The Ladies section of From Golf Club
organised several events during the past year to raise money for
CRY. |
|
17/04/08 |
Dover Mercury |
London Marathon runner's tribute to tragic brother
Dover postman Peter Sykes completed
the London Marathon in just under four hours on Sunday, the day
after the third anniversary of the death of his brother Paul.
|
|
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. |
|
08/04/08 |
Fleet News
|
Runners
raised £3,000
Workers from a Fleet electronics
firm ran the town's half marathon to raise money for a charity
which helps detect life-threatening heart conditions.
|
|
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.
|
|
10/03/08 |
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust website |
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. |
|
10/03/08 |
Royal Brompton &
Harefield NHS Trust Intranet |
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. |
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