Skegness Standard, 1st June 2019 Kay and Paul Rawlinson lost their 18 year old son Craig to an undiagnosed heart condition in 2012. Since then, the couple have been campaigning, raising funds and awareness, to bring heart screenings and defibrillators to the Skegness area. Recently, as a result of their efforts, 98 pupils at Skegness Grammar
Lancashire Post, 1st July 2019 Viv Christopher lost her daughter Katrina in 2005 and then lost another daughter, Cheryl, in 2012. Both young women died in their sleep of undiagnosed heart conditions. Following their deaths, Viv set up a memorial fund with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in order to fund heart screenings for young
Evening Express, 30th June 2019 Having succeeded in her personal goal of losing weight, secondary school teacher Caitlin Garrett has set herself a new goal of taking on the 10k Simplyhealth Great Aberdeen Run. “I decided to challenge myself to a 10k and signed up to the Great Aberdeen Run. As it’s my first race, the idea of
Chichester Observer, 30th June 2019 At 13, following a football match, George Ashby went to his mother’s surgery and had an impromptu heart test. His mother, Amelia, discovered a ‘massive murmur’ and he was diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart disease. Thus he was able to receive the life saving surgery he urgently needed. Now, 16
Kent Online, 28th June 2019 In the week of what would have been his son’s 18th birthday, Steve Hammond has chosen to use his voice to raise awareness of death due to undiagnosed heart conditions in order to spare other families the pain his own had to endure. In July of 2016, Steve’s son, Ben, passed
The Leader, 28th June 2019 MP for Delyn, David Hanson, attended an event in support of charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in show of his support to their campaign for there to be a national strategy for the prevention of young sudden cardiac death. This event, the charity’s first ‘drop in’ session, was held
Oswestry and Border Counties Advertiser, 28th June 2019 Hazel Wakefield and her son Jaime took part in the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) ‘Heart of London Bridges Walk’ to raise funds for the charity. Over 15,000 people took part in the walk in memory of loved ones, raising awareness of the fact that 12 “fit
Winsford Guardian, 27th June 2019 Deborah Dixon was told her 23 year old son Aaron might have lived if he had gotten an ECG test when he had gone into hospital a few years earlier after experiencing black outs. Now, his death has inspired the staff at UKCM, container refurbishment company, to raise and donate £5,000
Monmouth School for Girls, 25th June 2019 Sixth Form Student, Elinor, has launched the ‘Hartbeat’ campaign to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) after her cousin, Frank, was diagnosed with a heart condition at a CRY screening financed by a memorial fund. “Frank’s diagnosis, although devastating, has potentially saved his life,” Elinor said.
Starting at 41:01 in the programme, George Ashby and his mum, Amelia Ashby talk about discovering George’s heart condition, his surgery and the importance of screening, on BBC Radio Solent. Later on in the programme, at 1:41:33 Graham Hunter and CRY CEO Dr Steven Cox talk about their reactions to George’s story, the more than 1,400