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Alex’s family release new stats which show at least 60 young, local people have been identified with potential heart problems through screening funded in her memory
The national charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) always supports, recognises and applauds the achievements of every family, individual and community who raises funds to provide specialist cardiac screening for young people in their local area, school or sports club.
However, when families meet particular milestones – such as Rotherham mum, Heather Reid who has been screening young people across the East Midlands and Sheffield for a decade, in memory of her daughter Alexandra – it’s wonderful when they have the opportunity to express a special thank you to everyone who’s helped them in their quest to raise funds and awareness and to reflect on the impact of their achievements as part or CRY’s ongoing mission to prevent sudden cardiac death in young people.
Speaking on behalf of her husband, John, daughter Jenn and everyone’s who’s supported the Alexandra Reid Memorial Fund, Heather (a retired physiotherapist from Thorpe Salvin) says; “Saturday 28th September marked 10 years of cardiac screening in memory of my daughter Alexandra Reid. Once again, we held it at Sheffield High School where Alex was a pupil until she sadly died in her sleep the night before sitting her final GCSE in 2012.
