Curse of the fittest
A Deadly Syndrome is Claiming the Lives of Thousand of Young and Seemingly Healthy People in the UK Every Year. Sudden Death Syndrome Strikes Them Down Without Warning
01/01/2003
A Deadly Syndrome is Claiming the Lives of Thousand of Young and Seemingly Healthy People in the UK Every Year. Sudden Death Syndrome Strikes Them Down Without Warning
Christmas shoppers were being urged to dig a little deeper into their pockets to help save the lives of the seemingly fit and well. Youngsters helped fill bags and asked for a donation for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young – CRY – at Sainsbury’s store in Hedge End. It represented part of a drive
A teenager who died and miraculously came back to life again is trying to help others come to terms with life-saving operations. Bradley Farrow, 16, from Shearwater suffers from Brugada Syndrome, which causes his heart to race and move into cardiac arrest. In October last year Bradley collapsed and his heart went into cardiac arrest. However, the
Thanks to Alex Fotheringham and her husband Fraser raising more than £15000, hundreds of teenagers in the north of Scotland are being tested for hidden heart disease. Five years ago, the Fotheringhams’ daughter Joanne, 24, a gifted young primary school teacher, died suddenly in her sleep of an undiagnosed heart condition. The Fotheringhams, from Ullapool, Highland,
Wales Daily Post – 26th November 2002 A special implant has saved a North Wales woman whose heart literally stopped when her toddler screamed. Nurse Rachel Wiln, 29, was diagnosed in march as having the same abnormal gene that killed her sister, Lisa, just over four years ago. Countess of Chester Hospital pediatric nurse Lisa suffered
A special implant has saved a North Wales woman whose heart literally stopped when her toddler screamed. Nurse Rachel Wiln, 29, was diagnosed in march as having the same abnormal gene that killed her sister, Lisa, just over four years ago. Countess of Chester Hospital pediatric nurse Lisa suffered from a genetic condition, Long QT Syndrome,
AMAZING FEET! Daring fundraisers hot-footed it over burning ashes in memory of a young County Durham man who died from a rare heart disorders. Family and friends of 22-year-old Levon Morland, from West Rainton, took part in a 20 ft. firewalk to raise cash for heart charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). Levon, who suffered
If Nuneaton mum-of-two Rachel Wiln hears her children cry it could potentially kill her. The 29-year-old suffers from a rare genetic condition, Long QT syndrome, which means that loud noises could stop her heart. But a specially-adapted pacemaker fitted earlier this year is helping make her life easier. She found out this month that it had
Family and friends of a young Wearside man who died from a rare heart disorder are preparing to
The mother of a young Stratford man who died from sudden death syndrome has started raising money for a charity which raises awareness of the condition. Tina Wilkins lost her son, Paul Wallis, when he had a sudden heart attack whilst taking part in a dungeons and dragons event in March 2000 when he was just