CRY Divisional Representative in North Wales, Doreen Harley welcomed QT Kanga and CRY Teddy in November during her second CRY community screening event in 2003 and a hugely successful day. This event had been made possible by a generous donation from H J Heinz Charitable Trust in memory of her daughter Lisa Jane Browne.
Doreen Harley with QT Kanga and CRY Teddy CRY team testing the equipment for the screening Mark Tami MP
“I am sure that many people do not understand just how much hard work goes into organising these screening events, but with the help of our CRY Screening Administrator, Jan Smith, everything fits into place by the day of the event” explained Doreen.
We had 40 clients come along for screening. Our MP, Mark Tami, came and spent a short time with us, to meet our team, before we all began our duties. Mark has been extremely supportive of CRY and has helped out with media coverage, and has promised to give us his continued support in whatever way he can. We had fantastic media coverage for this screening event, and this has raised a huge amount of awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome, and the fact that screening can save lives.
CRY’s Echo and ECG team Mark Tami MP signing the Sudden Death Syndrome petition with Doreen Harely Support from Christine Poyner, Emma Poyner and Joan Broadbent
The Manager at The Beaufort Park Hotel, Mr Adrian Barsby, gave us complimentary accommodation for the Friday evening for two members of the team who had travelled from London, and complimentary rooms for the venue for the Saturday. This was tremendously generous of him, and I really do appreciate his kindness.
Dr Jayesh Makan headed our screening team. The ECHO Technicians were Jan Forster and David Oxborough. The ECG Technician was Adele Oxborough, and The Screening Manager was Tony Hill. My husband Terry, along with colleagues Joan Broadbent, Christine Poyner and Emma Poyner supported me. Everyone was extremely dedicated to his or her duties.
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Doreen Harely with Jayesh Makan, CRY’s cardiologist. David and Adele Oxborough David Oxborough, Jan Forster and Adele Oxborough Tony Hill – wired
We were also host to CRY Teddy and QT Kanga. They received lots of love and cuddles, and had their photographs taken by many people. CRY Teddy is the host in the UK for QT Kanga who is visiting from Australia. They are campaigning to raise awareness of Sudden Death Syndrome and get a national petition asking for an International Disease Code with the World Health Organisation recognising the syndrome. We managed to obtain 70 signatures on the campaign petition. CRY Teddy and QT Kanga are adorable cuddly friends, and they are so well behaved too!
We were all very tired at the end of the day, but had a huge feeling of satisfaction.
My sincere thanks to you all.