A new pathology lab offering hope to many bereaved families who have lost a child or loved one through sudden cardiac death opened at the Royal Brompton Hospital on Friday (7 March 2008). Funded by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), the new fast-track pathology service will turnaround results within approximately two weeks providing
Seven-year-old Hannah Turberville and her family had just enjoyed a fantastic skiing holiday in the French Alps. On their last night, Hannah, her twin Lucy, brother Oliver, eight, and parents Katy and Chris went out for a meal of pizza and ice-cream. The children then went to bed early, ready for the long drive home. Before switching of
One in ten people whose hearts were scanned in a health drive event dedicated to a tragic Birmingham schoolgirl has been referred for further tests. Parents Evelyn and John Linforth, whose 16-year-old daughter Alison collapsed and died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, raised thousands of pounds to organise a special testing day in Longbridge on Saturday.
Parents of a Birmingham teenager who died from adult cot death on her first day of college are preparing to help save other lives in her memory. Alison Linforth was just 16 when she collapsed at her desk from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome in which a defect causes the heart to suddenly stop beating. On Saturday,
A pioneering charity battling to stop Sudden Death Syndrome striking down young people is to meet leading politicians in Downing Street thanks to a dedicated Birmingham dad. Campaigning group Cardiac Risk in the Young is now a national charity, but one of its founder members is Roy Ball from Harborne. He watched his 16-year-old son Andrew
Young people in Colchester have been urged to make use of a screening clinic to check if they have any hidden heart conditions. The first heart screening clinic of the year for teenagers and young adults in the town was held at the weekend. The clinics have been held at Colchester General Hospital since 2004 and are
Every week eight apparently fit and healthy young people drop down dead and that is a conservative estimate. Some say the number could be double. Some collapse and die on the sports field, others on holiday, at work, school or at home. The only common denominator is that the tragedy comes out of the blue with no warning.
Could it be a world first for Rugby League? Casinored.com have donated shirt sponsorship in aid of CRY. Casinored.com, who are a sponsor of the Giants, have donated advertising space to (CRY) in a bid to raise awareness of the charity throughout the West Yorkshire area. Casinored.com offered to support CRY by replacing the Casinored.com logo
Could it be a world first for Rugby League? Casinored.com have donated shirt sponsorship in aid of CRY. Casinored.com, who are a sponsor of the Giants, have donated advertising space to (CRY) in a bid to raise awareness of the charity throughout the West Yorkshire area. Casinored.com offered to support CRY by replacing the Casinored.com logo
A fundraising event in memory of a popular young man whose sudden death in June devastated family and friends is taking place tomorrow. As reported in the Mercury on January 11, Simon Cullum died, aged 29, and now his mother Marilyn wants to raise money for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The charity funds research into