2003

Christmas Day – Who wants to be a millionaire?

Celebrity special in loving memory of Madeleine Mulcahey Connie Hyde chose CRY as her charity for this Christmas Celebrity Special. CRY has been presented with a cheque for £8000 from the show. Thank you. Connie played “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” for The Madeleine Jane Mulcahey Memorial Fund, held with CRY. Connie was next door

Sudden death unexpected and unexplained

Colin Meek looks beyond the dramatic headlines to investigate what’s known about sudden unexpected and unexplained deaths Sudden death – beyond the dramatic headlines Health Which investigates sudden unexpected and unexplained deathIn June this year 28-year-old Manchester City and Cameroon footballer Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed during an international match in Lyon. Medical teams struggled to resuscitate him

Dedicated local hero

Losing her teenage son to sudden heart failure carved a huge hole in Mary Abraham’s life. Determined to stop others suffering the same fate, she dedicated herself to raising money for heart scanners for the city. Mary was presented with a Local Hero Award by Sainsburys Chairman Sir George Bull in recognition of her fundraising for

My son would have been so proud

Lancashire Evening Telegraph – 24 November 2003 By Andrew Turner One person above all would have been proud to see Irene Wickers walk away with the Pride of East Lancashire Outstanding Volunteer award, her son, Neil, who died suddenly of a rare heart condition aged just 31. He was a regular gym user who appeared to

New York Marathon 2003

Last summer, I decided to run the New York Marathon with one of my good friends. I had always wanted to run a marathon and doing so also gave me a good opportunity to raise awareness of CRY and some much needed sponsorship money, (something that I had been meaning to do for a while, as

London marathon fundraising in memory of Madeleine Mulcahey

On April 13th 2003 Guy Addison will be running the Flora London Marathon in memory of Madeleine Guy’s online sponsorship page If you would like to help to support his incredible efforts please email Hugh and Jane on hugh.mulcahey@lineone.net Madeleine was the only daughter of Hugh and Jane Mulcahey. She was a fit, active and vivacious

MEPs lead demand to get sudden unexplained deaths recognised as a syndrome

British medical Journal – 10th October 2003 Rory Watson Brussels The World Health Organization and national statistical offices are coming under pressure to officially recognise sudden death syndrome in a bid to reduce the number of unexplained deaths among healthy children and young adults. The campaign is being led by two British Labour MEPs, Linda McAvan

At the heart of our campaign

Teesside Evening Gazette – 22nd May 2003 A screening session on Teesside has given a young person the chance to have a hidden heart defect treated. The session, set up by Maralyn and Kenny Bowen of Redcar, screened 38 young people for possible heart problems. The Bowen’s’ son Ian died in 1996 from Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome –

Screening that may prevent a tragedy

A Mother who lost her daughter to a deadly heart condition is hoping to save other families from suffering the same tragedy. Doreen Harley has organised the first free heart screening in North Wales to take place at Beaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, on Saturday. She has dedicated herself to raising awareness about Sudden Adult Death