Sudden death syndrome is a subject always reported emotively When a young and apparently fit person dies unexpectedly of heart failure, it is always shocking and upsetting . Sudden death is defined as unexpected death occurring as a result of natural causes in which loss of all functions occurred instantaneously or within six hours of the
A bereaved couple has helped force the Government to boost awareness of sudden death syndrome after the tragic death of their 11-year- old son. Wendy and Robert Hayes, of Pilsey, near Clay Cross. lost son Sam when he was struck down by sudden death syndrome in May. Afterwards, the family was advised to have tests in
It was a familiar routine. As keen footballer Craig Rampton left the house to meet up with his team-mates for another match, his mother Sherralyn called out goodbye. She
A new ground breaking cardiac clinic is to open up next month. The facility is one of only four in the whole county to be established by CRY-Cardiac Risk in the Young-and the charity is looking for around a dozen people to get the scheme off the ground on the first weekend. The initiative at Colchester
The lives of young people who die every day from undetected heart conditions could be saved in the future. A Bill, which is due for its second hearing in Parliament soon, proposes the screening of all young people who have had family members die suddenly from heart conditions they did not know they had. It comes
A mother whose swimming star daughter tragically died at a gala has joined forces with an MP to help increase awareness of potential heart problems in the young. Thirteen-year-old Olympic hopeful Laura Moss, who was a pupil at Weymouth’s Wey Valley School, collapsed as she warmed up for an event at Weymouth Swimming Pool in July
On January 30th, our son James died suddenly at home with no warning or indication that anything was wrong with his health. He was a fit, active, normal teenager with a love of music and people and had everything to look forward to. The shock and grief we feel is hard to bear and almost impossible to
A mother told today how her young daughter died from a heart condition
The Cole family launched a massive fundraising appeal after a rare heart condition caused the tragic death of their teenage son and they have now been able to buy the town three electrocardiogram scanners. Nearly 10 years after the death of 14-year-old Jeremy Cole, his mum Jenny is fighting to prevent more sudden deaths from cardiomyopathy
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