Teesside Evening Gazette – 22nd May 2003 A screening session on Teesside has given a young person the chance to have a hidden heart defect treated. The session, set up by Maralyn and Kenny Bowen of Redcar, screened 38 young people for possible heart problems. The Bowen’s’ son Ian died in 1996 from Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome –
A Mother who lost her daughter to a deadly heart condition is hoping to save other families from suffering the same tragedy. Doreen Harley has organised the first free heart screening in North Wales to take place at Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, on Saturday. She has dedicated herself to raising awareness about Sudden Adult Death
A Hampshire MP met cricket legend Ian Botham at a Parliamentary Reception. Dr Julian Lewis, who represents New Forest East, was helping to launch an all-part parliamentary group that supports the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Ian Botham is president of the charity, which is campaigning for screening in schools and colleges to detect hidden
AMAZING FEET! Daring fundraisers hot-footed it over burning ashes in memory of a young County Durham man who died from a rare heart disorders. Family and friends of 22-year-old Levon Morland, from West Rainton, took part in a 20 ft. firewalk to raise cash for heart charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Levon, who suffered
Five years ago I crossed the finish line of the 1997 London Marathon with the often-used words “Never Again!!” Later Sir Steve Redgrave was to say something similar – “Boats, gun, shoot!” Well like Sir Steve I found that time is a wonderful healer and some four years after my last marathon the pain and vows
We are a group of fire fighters taking on a coast to coast cycle challenge in aid of CRY. The challenge will start and finish in Tynemouth taking in the Revieux cycle routes and C2C from Whitehaven in Cumbria. The team consists of three riders; Gary Fleming, John Moulson and Richie Farrant and has had tremendous
A Drayton mum has just made the news by completing the London Marathon – guess what, it was me! I’m Caroline Wishart and I’ve been preparing for the run all year but as the big day drew nearer I just wanted it to be over. I achieved my goal, which was to complete the race in
On Sunday 18th March the excited 8 met up for a magnificent 7 in the cafe before embarking on their challenge. They had 24 hours to get as far away from the Tesco store in Thetford, Norfolk with only £25 each to help them on their way. Traveling in pairs David Granger & Brendon Kelly, Spencer
This year 118 runners completed the London Marathon. Caroline Gard ran in memory of her son Andy who died a sudden cardiac death. Caroline’s third London marathon and she found it quite a different experience from before! Paul Davison ,Mat Wilson ,the first costume to cross the line. Captain Charlie Roberts from the Lincoln Army Mess
When I first met Roy Ball about five years ago I did not have an inkling of how similar our circumstances were. From time to time when I passed him as I was going for a run we would exchange a few pleasantries and we would go our own separate ways, he with is wife and
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