A Derby paramedic has been invited to the Houses of Parliament after raising awareness about deadly but undetected heart conditions in young people. Gareth Mallon will represent East Midlands Ambulance Service at Westminster when he attends the Cardiac Risk in the Young parliamentary reception. The 44-year-old has been interested in sudden adult death syndrome for two
A close friend of Lower Earley lifeguard Shaun Biggs is taking part in a charity skydive to “be closer to her pal.” Vanessa Bell needs to raise more than £500 to take part in the 10,000ft skydive in honour of the 21-year-old Loddon Valley Leisure Centre worker, who died on New Year’s Day. Shaun, of Swepstone
Derry Premier Camogie champions Eoghan Rua have been showing their support for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. Eoghan Rua girls devoted the sponsor's space on their playing kit to the CRY logo to show the club's backing for the charity. The club's link with CRY is mainly due to the friendship many Eoghan Rua
A mum whose world was crushed by the sudden depth of her 21-year-old son from an undetected heart problem is raising cash in his name to ensure other families don’t go through the same devastation. Every parent’s nightmare became a reality for Sue Ainsworth when she walked into her son’s room, at their Fairfield home in
A Birmingham policeman who had an undetected heart condition collapsed and died on holiday in Florida. Married dad-of-two Luke Rolfe was must 30 and had worked at Bourneville Lane police station for the past four years. His boss, Chief Supt Phil Kay, led tributes to PC Rolfe, describing him as a "dedicated and committed officer." His
A lack of routine medical checks is costing lives. Reporter Rhiannan Cooke investigates a syndrome that is killing younger people and talks to a Nantwich woman who is trying to do something about it after losing her brother 25 years ago. Barry Nivett was just 28 years old when he collapsed and died during a football
Leigh MP Andy Burnham will also swim across Lake Windermere for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) which helps people affected by conditions causing sudden cardiac deaths. Atherton teenager Daniel Young was just 15 when he collapsed and died of a heart condition while playing football for Atherton Laburnum Rovers five years ago. Mr
A visit to a Florida hospital changed Jo Urch's life. The 39-year-old went along with suspected bronchitis during a trip to Disneyworld with her young son Tyler. But she came out with a devastating prognosis. The former professional dancer recalled: "The doctor said to me: 'Do you know that if you walk out of this hospital
Totnes Carnival is literally kicking off with a rugby tribute to tragic trainee teacher Ollie Marsden who died two years ago of a heart complaint aged just 21 years. The carnival group has teamed up with the town's rotary club to organise a fun tag rugby competition at Borough Park in Sunday. The cash raised from
A brave family, who walked across the Alps in memory of a teenage friend who died from a heart condition, has raised more than £1,000 for a cardiac charity that aims to end young deaths. Linda and Gottfried Panzer and their son, Christian, 17, were close friends of Tom Clabburn, who died three years ago from
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