The face of a former Frinton youngster who died suddenly just two days before his 18th birthday is being used to help boost an awareness campaign for cardiac screening. And his mother, Caroline Gard, who has championed the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) sine his death in 1997, is hoping it will prevent similar

A national postcard campaign calling for cardiac screening for young people was launched yesterday by a mother whose son died from unsuspected heart problems. Caroline Gard, from Frinton, was devastated when her son Andy died in 1997

Andy Scott, who was forced to retire from professional football last season with a heart condition, will kick off his benefit match tonight with Leyton Orient take on another of his former clubs, Brentford, at Griffin Park. Scott, who is now youth team manager at Orient, will donate 20 per cent of the proceeds from the

Pressure to raise awareness A mother whose son died suddenly two days before his 18th birthday is to launch a national campaign calling for cardiac screening for young people tomorrow. Caroline Gard, of Frinton, was devastated when her son Andy died in 1997 due to heart problems. Since then she has tirelessly worked for Cardiac Risk in

On Good Friday, striker Andy Scott started his 39th game of the 2004/05 season for Leyton Orient, a League match at home to Cheltenham. Only 20 minutes had passed when Scott began to feel unusually tired. He retreated into his own half for a while, but the problems became worse, and he felt sharp pains in the

Ian Botham, arguably England's greatest all-round cricketer, explains why he has become Honorary President of the Centre of Sports Cardiology run by the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. I first heard of CRY when my best friend Terry Yorath

Determined pair able to complete challenge Two Rugeley women raised £1,500 for good causes when they finished their first triathlon. Katherine Hill and Samantha Batey took part in the event at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire and were raising money for the charities Cardiac Risk in the Young and Cancer Research. They completed a 750 metre swim,