Money raised in memory of a Newbury woman could help launch a screening programme to save the lives of young people with potentially fatal heart defects. Claire Dee-Shapland died from a cardiac arrhythmia, aged 22, at the family home in Ball Hill, in 2005. Now, her father Nick is raising money through the Claire Dee-Shapland Memorial
The best friends of a 26-year-old man who died suddenly of heart failure after a morning at work, will be raising money for the charity who helped them cope with their grief. Jane Hobbs, Martyn Hopping and Gavin Readings will be competing in the London Marathon in April in memory of Matthew Readings who died in
CRAIC, the North West's premier traditional music group will be hosting a charity musical concert in aid of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) on November 14, which organisers say will not only raise much needed funds for the group but also help raise awareness of this life threatening condition which could affect hundreds across the
In June twelve brave members faced the River Bann and the weather to row 26 miles for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Although the task was physically challenging all members made it to the end, a lot wetter than when they started out. The rest of the club did not sit with their feet up as
The face of Charlotte Wright, an eight-year-old from Sheppey who died suddenly of an undetected heart problem, is being used to help raise awareness about the growing number of people affected by the condition. Charlotte died of cardiac sudden death in May 2002 while on an activity weekend with Halfway Houses School. Her mum Karen Jones became
An eight-year-old boy who died from sudden cardiac death is featured in a campaign to prevent others being killed by the condition. Charlie Morettes’ heart suddenly stopped while he was playing rounders at his school in Sutton-at-Hone open May 16 last year. He had been healthy and had showed no symptoms to suggest cardiac problems, but
A charity if out to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death. David Mills finds out more about the fatal condition. Deaths caused by heart conditions are something people tend to associate with older people, or those who smoke and live unhealthy lifestyles. But it is a tragic fact 12 young people die every week from the undetected
When James Brown, 32, kissed his wife Katrina, 30, that morning, he had no idea it would be their last goodbye. ‘From an early age we’re told that there’s someone out there for everyone, it’s just a matter of finding them. And the moment we do, our lives will change for ever. It’s a lovely thought, but growing
Charting Claire Prosser's first year without her teenage son, Tom, who died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition, and exploring the process of rebuilding after the unimaginable has happened. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/pip/3assv/
C.R.Y. (Cardiac Risk in the Young), Brentford’s secondary Away Shirt Sponsors, launch, for the fourth consecutive year, their Raising Awareness Week today. The Week, which will see many different events being organised throughout the country, is specifically designed as the title suggests to raise awareness of sudden death syndrome (SDS), specifically in the young (under 35).