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FUNDRAISING for heart screening in Lancashire has received a boost ‘Love From Anwyl’. The Matthew Hesmondhalgh Memorial Fund at CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) successfully applied for support from Anwyl Homes via the ‘Love From Anwyl’ initiative linked to new homes being built at Cross Fields in Catterall.
Paula Hesmondhalgh explained: “Since losing our son Matthew to a cardiac arrest in 2011 we have been fundraising to provide local heart screening events at Garstang Community Academy for 14–35-year-olds.
“Each year we put on a variety of fundraisers to enable us to raise the £13,600 we need to fund a two-day event to test 200 young people. To date we have funded the screening of over 2,400 young people. More than 80 of those young people have been referred for further investigations in regard to potentially serious or life-threatening conditions, while 40-plus others have been highlighted with less serious conditions that need treatment or lifestyle changes to prevent future complications. The screening events are often over-subscribed and parents have told us how much they appreciate these tests being available locally.”
