Brave mum's accolade
Despite personal grief Doreen has a mission to save young lives. A grieving mum
30/08/2002
Despite personal grief Doreen has a mission to save young lives. A grieving mum
Sudden Death Syndrome claims up to eight young victims every week in the UK. New research, to be published in The Lancet, shows that this figure may be a conservative estimate. Sporty youngsters who put stress on their heart are most at risk if they have an underlying heart problem. Victims include the footballer Daniel Yorath,
Julie and Eamonn Chipperfield-Carr seemed to have a charmed life. Madly in love after ten years together and running a successful business from their home, they still had hundreds of hopes and dreams to be fulfilled. But those dreams were tragically ripped apart when Eamonn died suddenly if an illness the couple did not even know
Courageous parents battling to ensure their children
A Hampshire mother whose son died at 16 will be joined by 40 other women for a run to raise awareness of heart conditions in the young. Mary Abraham will be runnling in the Flora Light Women
Courageous parents struggling to come to terms with the loss of their children have joined forces to ensure their tragic deaths have not been in vain. Geoff and Maureen Rutherford, who run the Miners Arms in Maeshafn near Mold, lost their 31-year-old son Jonathan to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome in January. The grieving pair has answered
A mum whose son died suddenly of heart disease at the age of 24 is backing a campaign to make the public more aware of cardiac problems in the young. Aaron Bass died suddenly in June last year. A post-mortem revealed he had been suffering from Cardiomyopathy
A couple of kind-hearted fundraisers are putting their best foot forward for a Chronicle-backed campaign. Husband and wife team Paula and Simon Hughes, of Maeshafn are preparing for the world
Friends of a man killed by a rare heart disease have raised thousands of pounds for charity by holding a cycle ride in his memory. Levon Morland, 22, of West Rainton, County Durham, was apparantly fit and well but died earlier this year from Wolfe Parkinson White Syndrome, which causes occasional heart murmors. At the weekend,
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