Read Update 26 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 37 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 65 online here. The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 39 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 45 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 46 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Read Update 47 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Please support this intrepid team of ex-rugby players. They are to take up the challenge to climb BEN NEVIS SCAFELL PIKE and SNOWDON all in 24 hours – 6-7th July 2002 in memory of CHRISTIAAN SMITH Three Peak challenge completed – fighting the elements to raise funds Never mind the cool and damp Welsh summer we’ve
A fresh call has gone out for screening to be introduced for deadly heart conditions that affect fit and healthy young people. EMMA JONES speaks to a mum and local councillor who has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the issue following the tragic death of her son. It was a Friday afternoon Paulette Smith will never
A mother whose son died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart disease is backing an awareness campaign which she says could save lives. Cardiac Risk in the Young, or CRY, has launched the campaign to highlight the number of young people who die unexpectedly from previously undetected heart conditions. The charity claims 12 people lose their lives each
Bereaved families from across Wales are helping to launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic* showing that the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise on previous estimates. *The new figures are based on
Read Update 44 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
A Swansea campaigner for cardiac screening for young people is angry over delays in service improvements in Wales. Paulette Smith warned red tape could result in youngsters dying unnecessarily from hidden heart defects. Paulette, from Heol-y-Ffin in Clydach, was one of a team of UK-wide crusaders who last year took part in a postcard campaign aimed
On May 13th 2005, Councillor Mair Gibbs was inaugurated as the new Lord Mayor of the City and County of Swansea. The new Mayor has chosen CRY to be her charity. The inauguration literature said: “Mair has chosen the local branch of Cardiac Risk in the Young, the Christiaan Stuart Smith Memorial Fund [as the Lord
South Wales Evening Post – 15th March 2004 By Chris Davies A Swansea mum has welcomed news of a new Government task force to tackle cardiac deaths in the young. Paulette SmithPaulette Smith of Clydach lost her 24-year-old son Christian to an undiagnosed heart problem in 1999. She joined other parents and health campaigners outside Parliament
A Clydach mum joined health campaigners in the House of Commons to call for young people with a family history of sudden and unexplained death to be given automatic screening on the NHS. Paulette Smith, whose son Christiaan died from an undiagnosed heart problem in 1999, was in London to drum up support for a Private
When Rugby legend Robert Jones joined a charity aimed at stopping the deaths of young people with hidden heart defects, little did he think one of his own relatives would fall victim. The former British Lion and Wales scrum-half became a patron of Cardiac Risk in the Young after a young man in his home village