It is impossible to imagine the agony of walking into the bedroom of your 14-year-old son to try to wake him up only to discover he has died. Tom Clabburn, a ‘live wire’ bursting with energy, who played for Hanwell United, went to bed the previous evening ‘slightly off colour’ and was found by his father
Every week 12 active young people die from undiagnosed heart defects. Adrian Lee talks to one family supporting a campaign for routine screening. Daniel Young had just scored for his football team when he collapsed on the pitch. Doctors later told his family that, due to an undiagnosed heart condition, the super-fit 16-year-old was probably dead before he
As the senior rugby players from Royal School Armagh made their final preparations this week ahead of their tour of Australia, one important final piece of business had to be attended to. As part of their Tour fundraising effort the boys decided to raise funds for the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. And before
A couple who lost their teenage son to a hidden heart condition are continuing to try to ensure other parents don’t suffer the same despair. Since their son Ian died in 1996, aged just 19, Redcar couple Kenny and Maralyn Bowen have selflessly devoted much of their time to helping national charity Cardiac Risk in the
Performers are joining forces to raise cash in memory of a teenager who died during a football match in 2005. Daniel Young suffered a fatal heart attack in Atherton when he collapsed on the pitch minutes after scoring a goal. In tribute to Daniel, Squeeze lead singer Glenn Tylbrook is to perform on the same bill
The family of a teenage Brentford fan who died unexpectedly from an undiagnosed heart condition have launched free screenings to save the lives of other young people. Football mad Tom Clabburn, 14, died in sleep in October 2007. Since his death, his parents, BBC journalists Paul Clabburn, 49, and Claire Prosser, 49, have helped to raise
A trio of charity walkers have walked the breadth of the country in memory of a youngster who collapsed and died outside a Preston night club. David Massey, 27, Rob Harrison, 27, and Ted Hayes, 61, all of Preston, finished the Coast-to-Coast walk, taking them nearly 200 miles from St Bee’s Head on the Cumbrian coast
A memorial garden created in memory of a young footballer has been officially opened by his former club. Timmy Spooner was 21 when he died suddenly following a cup final match at Blisworth Football Club in 2008, after suffering chest pains during the game. As a tribute to the player, the club officially opened a new patio
Two potential victims of 'adult cot death' have been saved in the first year a specialist Birmingham heart clinic has been running, doctors have revealed. The Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome Clinic opened a year ago to support and perform heart tests on families who unexpectedly lost loved ones from undetected cardiac disorders. Cardiologists running the centre
CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young, have announced that they will continue offering screenings in Londonderry. CRY held their first clinic in the city in February when over 70 people turned up. Following the success of that clinic, the charity has revealed that they intend to offer screenings at the Magee campus as well as
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