Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)

Support CRY

Help CRY by donating today. Your donation could save a young life!

Support CRY

Help CRY by donating today. Your donation could save a young life!

Support

Following a young sudden cardiac death CRY offers help to families through our bereavement support programme, as well as helping families to understand what caused the death and to be referred to inherited cardiac conditions specialists.

Awareness

CRY raises awareness to help prevent young sudden cardiac deaths (YSCD), through awareness campaigns, fundraising events, and media outreach. CRY works to save young lives and prevent avoidable tragedies.

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Screening

CRY wants All young people to have the opportunity to have heart screening. 1 in 300 people CRY tests will have a potentially life threatening heart condition which will benefit from lifestyle advice, treatment and sometimes corrective surgery.

Research

CRY is funding world leading research which is transforming our understanding of the causes and prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death as well as the treatment of those at risk.

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Sarah Anne Bennett's Story

Our beautiful, vivacious daughter Sarah, whom we cherished and adored, was born on 10th October 1987. She was born breach and four weeks early when my waters broke. We took her home a week later and that night had the worst storms in years. Sarah celebrated her 22nd birthday in October. She was a legal secretary…

Daniel Nicholls's Story

10th December 2012 – a day that will stay with me and my family forever… 16 years earlier I had been blessed at 35 with a lovely son, brother to Louise and Leanne, aged 15 and 13. A bit of a surprise, but he brought so much joy to our lives. On the Sunday we all…

Joe Pearce Willis's Story

Presented here is an edited version of a chapter I wrote for a book a couple of years ago and remembers Joe Pearce Willis, our son. Fred Pearce and Sarah Willis Edited extract from Fred Pearce’s book “Confessions of an Eco-Sinner” (Eden Project Books, 2008). Our household survived without a mobile phone for a long time….

Jordan Burnett's Story

I really need to share Jordan’s story! Jord (as we always call him) was 19 years old. When he turned 18, he chose to buy a one-way ticket to San Francisco, California. Jord wrote me a beautiful note, saying he wanted to find himself in this world – I have that note framed now! He expressed…

Daniel Boughey's Story

My son was so full of life, he loved it so much. I am not saying he was an angel, as at times he could be a right pain – that’s teenagers for a you. But a mother’s love is unconditional, and I loved Daniel so much. He was my life and I would do anything…

Adam Donnelly's Story

Our 17 year old son Adam died suddenly on 30th July 2004. That is the day my life changed forever. We were on holiday in Cyprus with a group of friends – the day had started normally with breakfast and then down to the pool where we sat chatting for a while. My husband Jed, daughter…

Iain Davidson's Story

4th March 2013 was the day my life changed. My boyfriend of 6 years died: suddenly, far too young and without any warning. His heart stopped in his sleep. The cause of death for my healthy 29 year old man was heart failure. My entire world collapsed. The grief was all consuming, deep, dull and agonising…

Michelle McFeely's Story

My girlfriend, Michelle McFeely of Coleraine, died on 25th January 2008 aged 30. Post mortem was carried out, but no cause of death was found. When speaking to her sister she said her father’s side had a history of problems with the heart. Michelle had a monitor from the hospital which measured heart palpitations, as she…

Andrew Macleod's Story

My name is Murdo Macleod and I live in the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Andrew Macleod, my son, was born in April 1990 and became the focus and purpose of the lives of my wife, Dolina and I. We were not blessed with any other children, but we considered ourselves fortunate to…

Marcus Armstrong's Story

Marcus was 28 years old when he died. Two days previously he was at home when he felt ill. He was short of breath, sweating and had chest pains – the symptoms were identical to when he was rushed to hospital a few years earlier. Back then it was diagnosed as a panic attack after lots…

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Cardiac Screening

CRY offers subsidised ECG and Echocardiogram screening to all young people between the ages of 14 & 35. There is a simple way to diagnose most cardiac abnormalities. This is by having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test. Results should be read by a cardiologist. For extra clarity an Echocardiogram (ultrasound scan) can also be done.If there has been a young (under 35) sudden death in the family, the family is entitled to be screened on the NHS. All of CRY’s public events are free to attend.

Latest News

Largest-Ever Study of Cardiac Screening in Young People Shows Heart Checks Save Lives

The largest-ever study (conducted by CRY) of cardiac screening in young people has been published in the prestigious Journal of the American College of Cardiology...

AI Cardiac Screening and Research Project

Screening saves young lives — but as technology evolves, we can do more. CRY is investing in a major new AI Screening and Research Project...

CRY Update Magazine Issue 97

Issue 97 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from May – August 2025. This issue includes an event writeup for...

APPG 2026: MP ‘launch event’ showcases renewed commitment to shaping policy

A MP drop-in session on Tuesday December 2, was held to re-engage with Parliamentarians from across all parties and to ‘showcase’ CRY’s intentions of “leading...

CRY and Manchester Metropolitan University Unite at the OrthTeam Centre to Improve Access to Cardiac Screenings for Youth Across the North

102 young people screened for ‘hidden heart’ conditions at a free session, funded in memory of Aaron Dixon Held in partnership with CRY and Manchester...