‘No response’ to parents’ calls for routine heart screenings ITV News spoke to Gill and Steve Ayling, who have worked tirelessly to raise funds for heart screenings for young people, in memory of their son Nathan, who tragically died of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS) in 2019. In their interview during a recent CRY screening […]
Nathan Bryan
Gill and Steve Ayling calling for cardiac screening for all young people
Read the full article here A couple from Scunthorpe whose son died from undiagnosed heart conditions are hopeful the Government will now look to provide cardiac screening for all young people. It follows meeting with the Public Health Minister this week. https://7dc03f8273d6d76985d1b8d1ccf0449c.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Gill and Steve Ayling’s 31-year-old son Nathan died in 2019. Since then they […]
Mum who lost son to cardiac arrest, is fundraising for more young people to get their heart screened
Read the full article here A North Lincolnshire mum who has fought tirelessly for heart screenings to be offered to young people after losing her son to a cardiac arrest said it feels “amazing” that her efforts have potentially saved more than 30 people from meeting the same fate. Gill Ayling, who lives in Scawby, has raised thousands […]
Nathan Bryans family fight for heart screenings
Read the full article here A North Lincolnshire mum whose son tragically died of a sudden cardiac arrest says she will “fight all the way” for the NHS to provide compulsory heart screenings for young people – as 12 people aged 35 and under die from undiagnosed heart conditions each week. Nathan Bryan, 31, died […]
The Elms School Jazz and Swing Evening in memory of Nathan Bryan

The Elms School hosts an annual Jazz and Swing Evening where four senior schools bring their Jazz bands to perform to an audience of parents, staff and pupils. The schools this year were King’s Worcester, Malvern College, Shrewsbury School and Marlborough College. At this event the school held an auction and raised money for CRY […]
Gill and Stephen Ayling meet with health minister to discuss the benefits of heart screening.

The parents of Nathan Bryan, who tragically died aged 31 after a sudden cardiac arrest, have met a health minister and been promised steps to research the rollout of heart screening to under 35s. Nathan Bryan, from Broughton, died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) in February 2019. Scunthorpe MP Holly Mumby-Croft led a debate on the topic
Georgia Guy, 24, diagnosed with heart defect during screening event in memory of Nathan Bryan
A mother-of-two says free cardiac screening funded by the parents of a man who died from an undiagnosed heart condition has “saved her life”. Georgia Guy, 24, was unaware of a hole in her heart until it was spotted during the screening event last month. She said she had no idea of any pre-existing heart conditions
Young sudden cardiac death to be addressed in Parliament following the sudden death of Nathan Bryan

Nathan was found dead by his mum Gill after suffering from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome Scunthorpe MP Holly Mumby-Croft will be addressing the issue of cardiac death in young people following the tragic passing of 31-year-old Nathan Bryan. After speaking with Gill and her husband Stephen about their experience, Ms Mumby-Croft agreed to address the issue in Parliament. She’s hoping
Family raise money for heart screening after tragic death of Nathan Bryan.
A mum has been left devastated as her son died with a heart problem three years after being told he didn’t need heart screening. Gill Ayling’s son Nathan Bryan passed away aged 31 of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome after a heart problem went undetected. She said: “When my daughter was 12, she went to Leeds General
CRY Update Magazine Issue 84

Read issue 84 of the CRY Update magazine here Issue 84 of the CRY Update reports on all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2021. In February as Heart Month began, we introduced an exciting new fundraising initiative: the 25 Million Metre Challenge. Supporters could take part individually or in teams as we collectively