An MP is campaigning for youngsters to be screened for undetected heart condition after the death of an 11-year-old boy. Leslie Elkington collapsed and died at Shield Row Primary School in Stanley, County Durham, after suddenly feeling dizzy during a SATS exam. Although a post mortem report has yet to be compiled, Leslie
A teacher who was left devastated by the sudden death of his 28-year-old friend during a half marathon has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Tom Naylor, 26, who teaches business studies at Repton School, was competing in the 2003 Nottingham Robin Hood half marathon with a group of friends, including Craig Johansen, when tragedy struck.
A smiling girl poses beside the birthday cake at her 18th party. An hour later she was dead. Surrounded by family and friends and smiling excitedly, Leanne Dennis is pictured beside her 18th birthday cake. For weeks, the party had been all the student could talk about
A 41-year-old Forest of Dean woman became a victim of the rare Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, a Gloucester inquest was told. Kay Harris, 41, or Morgans Way, Ruspidge, was found dead in her bed on January 30 by her partner, Rod Wheatstone. The inquest heard that Ms Harris had felt ill that day, complaining of pains
Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) can kill any one of us at any time, leaving grieving families with no explanation as to why. In the run up to Arrhythmia Awareness Week, from Wednesday May 12th to Tuesday May 18th Deborah Tucknott, talks to two families whose apparently fit and healthy loved ones collapsed and died unexpectedly. It
Vicky wanted just the usual blessings of love, home and family. Was that too much to ask? I had a husband and four daughters. They were ordinary, everyday blessings, but they may as well have been wrapped in tissue, packaged in a fancy box and tied with a bow. It was all I had ever wanted and I
Sudden death syndrome is a subject always reported emotively When a young and apparently fit person dies unexpectedly of heart failure, it is always shocking and upsetting . Sudden death is defined as unexpected death occurring as a result of natural causes in which loss of all functions occurred instantaneously or within six hours of the
A bereaved couple has helped force the Government to boost awareness of sudden death syndrome after the tragic death of their 11-year- old son. Wendy and Robert Hayes, of Pilsey, near Clay Cross. lost son Sam when he was struck down by sudden death syndrome in May. Afterwards, the family was advised to have tests in
It was a familiar routine. As keen footballer Craig Rampton left the house to meet up with his team-mates for another match, his mother Sherralyn called out goodbye. She