Issue 96 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from January – April 2025. This issue includes an event writeup for London Landmarks Half Marathon (Page 39), TCS London Marathon (Page 42) and a recap of Hearth Month including the Charity Heroes campaign (Page 27) and Women in Cardiology (Page 32). […]
We hosted our 1st screening day on Thursday September 4th at The Fairfield in Barrow. 97 young people were tested with 3 referrals. Bittersweet, overwhelming day! Our next screening is November 1st and 2nd. The CRY team were fantastic, very organised. Phil from BBC Northwest attended, Kay Barrows Deputy Mayor, CANDO Radio, Covered by NWEM. […]
Read the full article here One hundred young people were screened for undiagnosed heart conditions at an event organised by two mums whose children died suddenly. The Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) screening event took place at the Fairfield in Barrow and was opened by Barrow Town Council’s deputy mayor Kay Hyland. The screening […]
Donna Parker and Lesley Mease took on the Coniston to Barrow (C2B) & K2B walks in memory of their children—Vicky (30) and Wilson (25)—who were lost to sudden cardiac arrests. Joined by teammates, including Donna’s granddaughter Evie and 10-year-old great-niece Amelia, they conquered miles of heat and emotion to raise funds for CRY “I put […]
On Saturday day 10th May, a huge team of 55 took on the yearly Keswick to Barrow (40miles) and Coniston to Barrow (21 miles)walk/run. Wilson used to run this every year for MND. Early start at 3am to get the bus to Keswick and a long day, with some finishing 9pm! One of our runners, […]
Issue 95 of the CRY Update magazine covers all news, events and fundraising from September – December 2024.
Read the full article here Two mothers who met over the “horrific heartbreak” of losing their two children to cardiac arrest are working together to provide free screenings. Donna Parker’s daughter Vicky Parker, 30, died in August 2023. The mother-of-two, from Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, had an undiagnosed heart condition. Two weeks later, Lesley Mease’s son Wilson […]
We have a team of over 50 who are doing the Keswick to Barrow or Coniston to Barrow walk/run. Lots of people run the 40/20 miles- Wilson, my son used to run it every year for MND. Donna Parker and myself have got a team of over 50 people who are doing the walk/run for […]
Update Magazine 94 is out now!
This edition features articles on Heart of London Bridges Walk, a review of the 12 a week campaign, research updates, fundraising event highlights, and much more!
Read the full article here Two mums have joined forces to fund heart screening days for young people after tragically losing their children to sudden cardiac attacks within two weeks of each other. Donna Parker and Lesley Mease, who live just four miles apart, never knew each other until their lives were shattered last summer. […]