The family of footballer Matt Gadsby, who died on the pitch after suffering a rare heart condition, are calling on the Government to back a plan to screen all sports players. Visit http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=20001751&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch
A poster featuring 20-year-old Sarah Simpson, who died of an undiagnosed heart condition is being used to inspire experts to investigate the causes of such tragedies. Visit http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=132407&command=displayContent&sourceNode=132390&contentPK=20244951&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch
Children's charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, (CRY) which is based in Tadworth, has received an extra special start to Spring by being chosen as one of 90 deserving winners of a £10,000 Children's Charity Award from NatWest Bank. The £1 million Children's Charity Awards were launched last December by NatWest and the Daily Mail newspaper
Two big-hearted teenagers are seeking sponsorship for a charity bike ride. Sophie Lockley and Grace Collins are getting into shape for a marathon cycle ride in aid of a charity which raises awareness of cardiac risks in young people. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) supports those who have suffered a loss through a network of affected
Friends and former colleagues of a young man who died from a heart attack several years ago have completed a gruelling 12-hour bike ride. Dozens of Folkestone Sports Centre members held the event last month to raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young charity and have finally counted their numerous donations. More than £2,500 has been
A taxi driver is raising money for a cardiac screening of young people in Harwich after his 28-year-old brother died from an undetected heart condition. Adrian Armstrong, 29, said he is determined to do something special in his brother Marcus’s memory to raise funds and awareness to prevent such a tragedy happening to anyone else. He will
A money-raising mum has handed over a cheque in memory of her son to a London Hospital which screens people for a range of potentially fatal heart defects. Marilyn Cullum was among 130 invited guests at the official launch of a new screening unit at Brompton Hospital, funded by heart charity Cry (Cardiac Risk in the
The FA, the PFA, the Football Foundation and charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), recently launched a joint initiative which aims to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young. Visit https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/new-secretary-of-state-kicks-off-cry-initiative-to-help-young-footballers-no-11-downing-street-28th-february-2008/
Adam Payne was just eight years old when he collapsed during a football match and died. For months nobody was able to tell his family why it had happened, but doctors said they suspected epilepsy to be the cause of death. Visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7280660.stm
A new national fast-track laboratory is aiming to offer definitive explanations of sudden cardiac deaths in people under the age of 35 within a few weeks. Visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7280707.stm