Three local men will be taking on a mammoth challenge for charity over the next two months. Garry McGrotty, Michael Logan and George McAlpin will be running two marathons to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). CRY is a charity very close to the hearts of the trio. Their friend, promising golfer, Aaron
PR students from Leeds Metropolitan University have launched a campaign try and raise awareness of SADS (sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.) which claims the lives of at least 12 apparently "fit and healthy" young people a week in the U.K. Visit http://www.behindthespin.com/news/pr-students-raise-awareness-of-sads
Staffordshire mother Angela Butler, whose son died from Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome, hopes to raise awareness of this potentially fatal heart condition which affects teenagers and young adults. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2009/03/13/cardiac_risk_young_feature.shtml
(link to audio clip – listen from 1:34 to 1:39 approx.) Alastair Johnstone on the BBC Three Counties Radio breakfast show, talking to host Stephen Rhodes about the death of his daughter Caroline and the annual fundraising event in her memory – Cazfest. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006rs6l/Three_Counties_Breakfast_12_03_2010/
A couple who lost their daughter to sudden cardiac death have helped to launch a powerful campaign highlighting the shocking statistics of the condition. Chris and Katy Turberville, from Harpenden, became involved with the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) when their seven-year-old daughter Hannah died suddenly and without warning during a family skiing holiday.
Two brothers are running the London Marathon to keep the names of school friends who died unexpectedly "in lights." Mat (33) and Kevin (30) McSwiggan are embarking on the 26-mile run on April 25 in honour of popular city residents Jonny Bickers and Amjad Ali. It is their first ever long-distance run and their target is
As some, or all visiting may know, my brother Mat died suddenly of an undiagnosed heart condition on 1st February 2008. This was a great shock to all of us, more so as Mathew was a very active person. Visit http://www.hertfordshirefa.com/News/2010/03/MarathonRunForMat.htm
Two Bracknell faces feature on a new postcard designed to warn people of the dangers of undetected heart conditions. Simon Pangborn, 35, from Birch Hill, and Lewis Marsh, 14, from Sandhurst, both died suddenly from heart defects no one knew they had. Their faces feature on the new postcard launched by the Cardiac Risk in the
Paramedic inspired by patient to find out more about deadly conditions. A paramedic is planning to raise awareness about deadly but undetected heart conditions in young people. Gareth Mallon became interested in sudden adult death syndrome after treating a patient with a heart condition which had gone unnoticed until he was given a scan. The patient
A football cup competition held in memory of an 18-year-old who died on the pitch has raised hundreds of pounds for charity. The CRY cup, named after the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, was played at City of Portsmouth Girls school in memory of Edward Reading, who died from sudden death syndrome in 2007, playing