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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

Awareness not only helps identify those at risk, but also ensures correct clinical practice when treating a young person with an inherited cardiac condition.

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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 funds 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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Emelvee's Story

My little sister Emelvee, whom my parents nicknamed “bing-bing”, passed away on March 31st 2005. I can’t even fully describe her because she was a person that was indescribable. There was something about her that draws people to her and love her the instant that they meet her. She was the most adorable child, my mom…
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Kyle Thompson's Story

My darling grandson, Kyle, died suddenly and unexpectedly on the 15th April 2008 just four days before his 14th birthday on the 19th April 2008. Kyle collapsed while playing out in a children’s park just in front of his mother’s home (on a very steep hill near Sowerby Bridge, Halifax). Kyle’s mother, my only child Sarah,…
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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…
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Christopher Connor's Story

Words can’t describe the 11th September 2012 which was the day my ‘big lad’ Christopher fell asleep due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Christopher was experiencing pain in his chest and arm on that morning and he visited his GP, his GP diagnosed muscular pain and sent Christopher home with a pain killing gel and tablets….
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Sarah Booth's Story

In June 2010 my wife Ita and myself celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a long weekend in the beautiful City of Rome. While there we reflected on how sweet our life was and how fortunate we were to have three lovely children in Claire (19), Owen (16) and Sarah (15). However in the weekend following…
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Ryan Darby's Story

Ryan is our only child. We love him dearly. He was our life. Happy-go-lucky, everyone's friend. As one friend said at his funeral 'gave everything, asked for nothing'. That really summed him up. Ryan and Nicola (Ryan's fiancée) had a little boy, Harley, 2 ½ years ago. We were over the moon. Our life was complete….
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Andrew Mark Croxson's Story

Andrew Mark was my first born, a perfect baby in every way. He grew up into a fine young man, a great son, and a wonderful brother to Stephen and Timothy. He loved and enjoyed life to the fullest. Andrew grew fast and was tall for his age. He experienced a couple of fainting attacks as…
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Philippa Chowne's Story

Our beautiful, kind, clever, fun-loving daughter died at home on the evening of 14th December 2011. She was fifteen years old, in perfect health and with everything in life to live for. On the day after her death, when we were in deepest shock, we discovered that our darling daughter had trended on Twitter as the…
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Michael David Yendall's Story

Eulogy I am so proud to be standing here amongst you as Michael’s Dad, to celebrate with you all his tragically short life. Michael – who “loved to live and lived to love”. A giant of a man, literally and physically, who at only 19 was someone so giving, so considerate and so hard working. He…
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Alex Simpson's Story

On 13th January 2011, our lives were changed forever. My lovely son Alex passed away. Alex was 3 weeks off his nineteenth birthday. He was a typical teenage lad, liked nights out with his friends and spent a lot of time with his girlfriend of almost 3 years, Jodie. He had been to work that day…
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1 in 100 young individuals have a condition which will require monitoring and could cause health problems later in life
1 in 300 young individuals have potentially life-threatening cardiac conditon

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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.

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