Tom Vallans

Tom Vallans

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We lost Tom suddenly at the age of 21.

He didn’t get up for work one Saturday morning, and my husband went up to wake him. Life has never been the same again.

Tom had died sometime in the night, from what we had no idea. He wasn’t feeling too good the day before, but nothing specific. We were, and still are, devastated.

Through speaking to the founder of CRY, I was able to fight to get genetic testing for my other two sons, myself, and my husband, even though my GP said there was nothing to test for. It turns out that Tom, my husband, and my youngest son, Sam, have a very rare heart condition called Brugada syndrome.

Again, another life-changing event for us.

We now try to keep Tom’s memory alive by raising money for CRY.

My goal this year is to raise enough money to hold a local screening event in Loscoe, so young people can come along and get an ECG.

This page is for you, Tom. Forever 21, forever my eldest boy.

Love you forever.

Mum

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