On July 2nd, 2006, my world was turned upside down. My wife Katrina and I had just completed the British 10k run in London, when she collapsed and died at the finish line. Katrina was extremely fit and healthy, and just 30 years old. She had an incredibly healthy lifestyle and loved swimming, yoga and running.
A Sevenoaks fundraiser whose wife suddenly died of a heart defect has raised nearly £25,000 for a heart charity after cycling the length of the country. James Brown, 32, of Braeside Avenue, has now added to the £120,000 he has already amassed in the past year for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – a charity
Following the success of CRY’s inaugural Heart of London Bridges Sponsored Walk in 2007 the event took place again in 2008, with over 600 CRY supporters in attendance. The walk, led once again by CRY Patron Kathryn Harries, started at Victoria Embankment Gardens and ended at Hays Galleria near London Bridge. The route involved crossing 8
A Sevenoaks fundraiser hopes to add to the £120,000 he has amassed in the past year for a heart charity when he cycles from Lands End to John O’ Groats in July. James Brown, of Braeside Avenue, is setting his sights on raising at least £10,000 as well as the profile of Cardiac Risk in the
Channel 5 discussion show ‘The Wright Stuff’ featured the issue of young widows and asked: what’s it like to have the love of your life taken away when you’re still in your twenties or thirties? Is the experience different if you’ve had time to prepare for your partner’s death compared to it happening quite suddenly? Is
Think back to the quick goodbye hug you and your loved one had this morning. Now imagine it was your last. That’s the image James Brown, 31, plays over in his mind every day. The date was the 2nd of July last year and it was a beautiful sunny day. My wife Katrina and I were
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.
The death of much-loved Katrina Brown has rocked the lives of family and friends in Sevenoaks, her Birmingham birthplace and work colleagues in the City. She was so popular that her funeral in Kippington last week could not accommodate all who loved her, resulting in her employer, Chubb Insurance, planning a memorial service in a City church