Five Armagh brothers, and their sister, are taking part in the Great North Run on Sunday to raise funds for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Sam, Davy, Mark, Johnny, and Matthew Nicholson, and sister Ruth, will undertake the run which is just over 13 miles. Last year they successfully completed the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon
The father of John McCall, the Royal School rugby team’s Schools’ Cup-winning captain who died as a result of a heart defect in 2004, has once again called for more screening of young people. Ian McCalll spoke to the Gazette following the recent deaths of two young children in Tyrone and insisted all children of secondary-school
“Mission: Implausible” will see Chris Gordon attempt a 14-day, 3500-mile solo ride around the coast of mainland Britain, on a twenty year old, 85cc stepthrough motorcycle Chris is undertaking this challenge in memory of his good friend Anthony Child – known to his friends and relatives alike as ‘Budgie’ – who died in November 2004, aged
My name is Michele Wilson, I am 22 years old and I am running the BUPA Great North Run this year and raising money for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). On 20th September 2006, my 23-year-old brother Kevin (my only sibling) died of an Arrhythmia. His death was a complete shock, as he
When Jon Paul Hawkins collapsed during a Scout meeting, doctors said that apart from a dislocated shoulder the lad was fine. Just two months later this kind, popular, 18-year-old was dead. Jon Paul collapsed against while playing computer games with younger brother Sam, and this time doctors could not revive him. More than 130 people turned
Little Kallista Heavey was just eight months old when she died suddenly in Paris of what was initially thought to be an allergic reaction. In the space of just a day, the bubbly baby turned into a very sick child because of what was later found to be heart disease. Now her family are campaigning to
Thomas and Debbie Heavey’s family holiday to Paris turned to tragedy when their eight-month-old daughter Kallista was suddenly struck down by a heart condition. But just nine months after losing their beloved daughter, the couple are preparing for a charity walk and hope the money they raise will help prevent another family from going through the
A car club in Crewe is set for a Mini adventure as it prepares for a charity drive. Crewe’s Missiles, a club which shares an appreciation for Minis, has organised the trip in support of CRY, a charity that raises awareness of cardiac risk in the young. Crewe’s Missiles member Joanne Woolrich, of Frank Webb Avenue,
Unexplained sudden death in the young is frequently recorded as sue to natural causes but experts now believe that many of these deaths can be attributed to Sudden Death Syndrome from inherited forms of heart muscle disorders and irregular heart beats. It is often difficult to consider that someone who is apparently young and fit may
Music fans are set to travel from far and wide to attend a concert in Malvern being staged by a Worcestershire band in tribute to a great friend of theirs who died after a cardiac malfunction. Fifty-eight-year-old Keith Jones of the band Rare Breed said they had sold nearly 200 tickets in less than a month