May 18 2018 Generous donation from charitable foundation secures ongoing expert testing for elite athletes Leading heart charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is launching a 12-month heart screening programme for elite athletes at key sites across the UK in memory of Aaron Dixon (who tragically died from an undiagnosed heart condition, aged just 23)
Congratulations and a huge thank you to all the CRY runners who took part in the Virgin Money London Marathon 2018 on Sunday 22nd April on what has been reported as the hottest London Marathon on record! We’re extremely proud of all our runners and grateful to them all for choosing to support us. 99 runners
Northwich Guardian, 23rd April 2018 Nunsmere Hall Hotel hosted a regular ladies’ event with Creative Connecting last week – a fashion show, an afternoon tea, and a raffle. The event raised £360 for CRY ahead of screenings in Hartford. The screening are being organised by Debbie Dixon, who was also in attendance, in memory of her
Knutsford Guardian – 7th February 2018 A mum who lost her son due to a sudden cardiac arrest at 23 has answered an appeal by Knutsford Community First Responders Trust for a donor to help fund their upcoming screening day. Read more
Read Update 73 here. CRY Update 73 reports on all the CRY news, events and fundraising from May to August 2017. In June, CRY launched a new version of its main website. The site immediately saw the number of visitors double in the first month and has consistently recorded more visitors per month than before the
Redditch Advertiser, 8th December 2017 A screening, in memory of Aaron Dixon, will be taking place this weekend with all 200 spaces fully booked. Organiser, Maggie Underwood, is thrilled with the response and said, “we will be doing more screenings in 2018 once we have raised more funds… it is vital to help save lives and
On the 26th July at the Grange School in Chester 102 young people were screened, on the 27th July at the Brio Leisure Centre, 105 young people were screened. Both days were in memory of Aaron Dixon. (Photo – The Grange School, Chester) (Photo – The Brio Leisure Centre)
On the 23rd September 2017 on what would have been Aaron’s 30th Birthday, myself, my husband Gary, daughter Hollie, friends, and Aaron’s close friends took on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. We arrived in Yorkshire on the Friday evening where we had dinner and discussed what lay ahead the following day. We had an early start on
Leading heart charity has developed new support resources in recognition of the massive impact a young sudden cardiac death has on friends. The charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) is this month [13 November 2017] launching a powerful new booklet for young people learning to navigate their emotions following the tragic and sudden death of
This weekend was “the big one” and I’m happy to say that I did better than I feared I would do – though there’s still a lot of room for improvement. I first want to thank everyone who helped out on the day, particularly my pit crew, and everyone who sponsored me in the middle of