A mum whose son died suddenly is hoping other parents will not have to go through the same ordeal after raising money for a heart monitor. DianeMcDonald’s on Gareth, an AA insurance worker, died in his sleep, aged just 27, on February 20, 2000. His shattered family found he had died of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS),
A county band is set to put on a concert in tribute to a great friend of theirs who died suddenly this summer. Thirty-eight-year-old singer-songwriter Adrian Coffey, of Malvern Link was at a friend's home in August when he felt a pain in his chest and was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital, where he died. Keith
In September, Hinckley United's Matt Gadsby collapsed unchallenged whilst playing against Harrogate Town in the Nationwide Conference North. Despite paramedics trying to resuscitate him for over an hour, the 27-year-old didn't respond to treatment and died. The defender's death shocked the sport and reminded everyone that football is just a game. The incident also evoked memories of previous tragedies on
SOCCER STARS: Members of Frome Town Youth Football Club raised £100 for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) at a fundraising event. Pictured is Shirley Wort receiving the cheque form a collection of Frome Town Youth players at a training session. CRY was founded in May 1995 and offers support to those who have suffered the
Newtownabbey Mayor Lynn Frazer was a guest at the launch of the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) heart screening clinic at the University of Ulster recently. She got involved with the charity after meeting two volunteers from Ballyeaston when she attended an event in May 2005 as a Deputy Mayor. CRY is now one of her
Top comedian Billy Pearce has backed a Doncaster dad’s campaign to save other families from the condition that killed his son. David Stubbings launched a campaign to help prevent the tragedy of SADS – Sudden Adult Death Syndrome – after he lost his son Carl, aged 22, to the condition last May. Now comedian Billy, a
A teenager found dead by his mother suffered a suspected heart defect that reduced the amount of blood being pumped around his body, an inquest heard. Nathan Butler, aged 16, was discovered lying on the floor of his bedroom in Hassam Parade, Wolstanton, in February. The talented cricketer – who represented Staffordshire in the game, and
As a keen sportsman who was busy travelling the globe on different projects, QinetiQ scientist Coffey was at the top of his game. So when he died suddenly, aged just 38, his family, friends, and band mates were left in a state of shock. Adrian was one of the eight seemingly fit and healthy young people
The Province's first independently-funded heart screening clinic has opened in Newtownabbey. The clinic, set up by heart charity Cardiac Risk in the Young, will offer a screening service using the facilities at the University of Ulster Clinic on the Jordanstown campus. Guest of honour at the launch yesterday (Wednesday) was Ireland and Ulster rugby star Gary
A former Ulster rugby star was amongst a group of you people who made use of Northern Ireland's first heart screening clinic as it was launched yesterday. Gary Longwell joined 10 volunteers from both sporting and non-sporting backgrounds at the University of Ulster's Jordanstown campus clinic, where the new service is to be based. The move