A Mother whose teenage son died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition today welcomed a move to offer bereaved families automatic screening on the NHS. Julie Carder, from Wickersley, Rotherham, lost her son Ryan Bothamley two years ago when he collapsed and died on a bus. Ryan, aged 15,had no history of heart problems and was
A Clydach mum joined health campaigners in the House of Commons to call for young people with a family history of sudden and unexplained death to be given automatic screening on the NHS. Paulette Smith, whose son Christiaan died from an undiagnosed heart problem in 1999, was in London to drum up support for a Private
Margo Wright raised £5,500 to bring the CRY mobile cardiac screening equipment and a specialist medical team to Netherfields Community Centre in Beckfield in February 2004. Screening started at 9.30am and went on all through the day. Forty Young people were signed up for the screening Margo
Health campaigners today called for young people with a family history of sudden and unexplained death to be given automatic heart screening on the NHS to detect the problem. A Private Member
It is unlikely that a devastated family will ever find out why their beloved son died suddenly in his sleep on the night of his 17th birthday. An inquest on Friday last week failed to find a reason why promising Hayes FC goalkeeper Ricky
A Couple who had already lost two daughters to an unexplained medical condition told yesterday of their devastation when a third daughter mysteriously collapsed and died and was later identified as a victim of Sudden Death Syndrome. Alison Linforth, a "bubbly and happy" 16-year-old, had complained of slight chest pains, but these had been passed off
The cause of a 16-year-old Birmingham girl's death on her first day at college will remain a mystery, an inquest heard yesterday. Heart specialists cannot explain why Alison Linforth (pictured), of Longbridge, collapsed and died in her first class at Cadbury Sixth Form College, the hearing was told. Pathologist Dr Henry Thompson said Alison died from Sudden
When Philip Abraham died suddenly from a mysterious heart condition, his mother Mary was determined something good would come out of it. Her personal fight to stop other parents experiencing the tragedy which hit her family so unexpectedly reached a landmark last week. It was nine years ago when 16-year-old Bitterne schoolboy Philip died suddenly in
Doctors check dad's death link A nine-year old Exeter boy whose father died suddenly, aged just 32, is to undergo a new series of tests on his heart to see if he is at risk of the same condition. Mother-of-two Donna Pyles