The charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY, say that 12 young people a week aged 14-35 die from undiagnosed heart conditions. Our son and brother, Tom, was one of them. He died aged 14 in 2007. Tom’s mum, Claire, worked tirelessly for CRY. Sadly, Claire also died from a heart condition aged 54 on December
To make a donation to the memorial fund you can do so via our website here, go to http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SomeoneSpecial/MatthewCragg or send in a cheque to the CRY head office. Please ensure that you write the name of the person the donation is in memory of so we can allocate the money accordingly. Or you can call
Information for Coroners CRY provides a number of services that can help coroners support families affected by a young sudden cardiac death; and young people diagnosed with an inherited cardiac condition. These include support services, clinical services and educational resources. Educational Resource Medical Information about cardiac conditions in young people General information about cardiac conditions: When a
Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest, Cardiff, Sunday 29th September 2013. 10 kilometre (plus the extra km’s sneaked in!) obstacle course around Cardiff and The Bay. The day dawned with beautiful sunshine, but freezing cold with a strong wind. Team Unique, Shari Smith, Nicola Roberts, Hayley Griffiths, Lee Griffiths, Mark Hysiak, Ashley Reed, Richard Shepperd, Ross
26th May 2014 The event started from 2pm onwards with the BBQ starting at 3pm. We had 32 teams of two all competing for a bottle of bubbly and a bottle of whiskey for the victors and a key ring from CRY that reminded us of why we were there. There were plenty of balloons and
All three of us have wanted to trek up Mount Kilimanjaro for quite a while. So when I mentioned to Sarah that I was ready to take on a challenge and raise some money at the same time, we agreed that life is for living and there’s no ltime like the present. Teresa decided to join
Physical activity is a potent therapy for both the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Exercise appears to most benefit people who are the least active. There is some evidence to suggest that a curvilinear relationship exists between exercise and survival, whereby beyond an optimal level of fitness, the principle of diminishing returns applies. Indeed, some
Research Fellowship Grants CRY research fellowship grants are essential for testing young people and publishing our experience in the worlds leading journals. McColls have supported research into young sudden death by funding a CRY research fellowship grant for 1 year CRY’s Annual International Conference This conference brings together international experts to discuss and debate the causes
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On 26th April, the friends and family of Gary Pope donated a third ECG machine in Gary’s memory. The ECG machine will help the expansion of the CRY screening programme, where young people between the age of 14 and 35 can be tested at regular screening events throughout the UK. Dr Greg Mellor (CRY Research Fellow)