Stephanie and Rupert Hunter are avid campaigners for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Stephanie and Rupert threw themselves into fundraising for Cardiac Risk in the Young after Stephanie’s son Sebastian died playing rugby, eleven years after her first husband and Sebastian’s father died in the same tragic circumstances. Both had suffered from an unidentified inherited heart
In 2015 CRY launched a new booklet to guide parents, partners and siblings through the agony of Christmas following the sudden loss of a young person. The booklet features 14 short chapters (written as a series of quotes) from men and women talking through their personal experience of facing the “festive season” when all they want to
Actor Vincent Regan shows his support to local family affected by the devastation of young sudden cardiac death Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is proud to announce that the North-East based actor and star of the big screen, Vincent Regan is to become its latest Patron, in recognition of his growing support of CRY’s work
Published research funded by the charity CRY is improving the way young people are screened and leading to significant cost savings Important research funded by Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is adding further weight to the argument that proactive cardiac screening is a cost-effective way of saving young lives. By using the screening criteria developed
Congratulations and a huge thank you to the 74 runners who took part in the Great North Run for CRY on Sunday 11th September 2016. This was CRY’s biggest team yet! The atmosphere was brilliant, as it always is at the largest half-marathon in the world! Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah won the race
Read Update 69 here CRY Update 69 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from January to April 2016. CRY’s biggest awareness event in this period was our BBC Lifeline appeal, broadcast on BBC One and Two in February, presented by CRY Patron Pixie Lott. She not only made her West End debut that
Helping others after Young Sudden Cardiac Death Ruth Lowe (Preston) A retired teacher from Preston who lost her son has been instrumental in setting up a fundraising and support group for bereaved families. Ruth Lowe’s son Andrew sadly died from Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD) in 2004. Ruth bravely set about raising awareness of this condition
HUNDREDS OF WALKERS HELP TO STEP UP SUPPORT FOR CRY AS FLAGSHIP EVENT REACHES ITS 10TH YEAR On Sunday 26th June, 1,266 walkers congregated in London’s Potters Fields Park for CRY’s annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. The 10th year of the event saw the introduction of the new starting venue, with a wonderful backdrop of Tower Bridge. And,
“We have now come to the end of Cardiac Risk in the Young’s 20th anniversary year. It is astonishing, looking back, to see how much CRY has achieved in 20 years. We have produced a short video to show how the CRY office environment has changed from when CRY first started in a back room in
CRY announces new Patron to help “tackle” the need for greater awareness One of England’s upcoming rugby talents, Jack Clifford has been named as a new Patron of Cardiac Risk in the Young – just as he is named as part of the England squad for the 2016 summer tour! Harlequins Flanker and former Cobham RFC