A Nuneaton woman who died suddenly while on a night out with friends is one of the faces of a new high profile campaign. Tragically Claire Keen was struck down by adult cot death four years ago, leaving behind a grieving family struggling to understand what happened to their bright and bubbly sister and daughter. A
Tragic stories of a teenage footballer and a dance-loving schoolgirl who both died from heart attacks are being used to help save other young lives. Six young people from Greater Manchester will feature in a campaign to raise awareness of a 50 per cent rise in sudden deaths from cardiac trauma in the under-35s since 2006.
An 11-year-old girl who died suddenly in her sleep is to be featured in a postcard campaign to highlight the condition of sudden cardiac death. Amy Williams, aged 11, showed no signs of illness when she went to bed on April 25, 2005, but died in the night at her home. A coroner recorded a verdict
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The friends of tragic Totnes trainee teacher Ollie Marsden, who died shockingly of a heart attack complaint aged just 21, are planning a 700-mile bike ride to raise cash in his memory. Ollie, a keep fit enthusiast and a keen rugby player, collapsed and died suddenly during a rugby training session in Totnes in October last year.
Ten years of campaigning for heart screening has paid off for two families who lost their sons to sudden cardiac death. Irene Wickers, of Darwen, and the Staff family from Hoddlesden set up the North West branch of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) in the 1990’s. They have since worked to raise thousands of pounds
"I'd like to thank the rugby community as well as a wider group of people for their immense support and fund-raising activities following the unexpected death of my brother, Simon McNamara, from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome last July, aged 25. Simon was a huge sports fan, competitively participating in rugby, cricket, netball, tennis and squash. Shortly before he
More than £3,000 was raised for charity at Totnes on Sunday in the inaugural Ollie Marsden Memorial Shield game. Ollie, who was only 21, collapsed and died during a training session at Totnes last October. While training to be a teacher at Rolle College in Exmouth, Ollie turned out for Withycombe last season. The two clubs
Isle of Man Examiner – 13th January 2009 By Rebecca Richardson People in the 14 to 35 age group are being urged to take advantage of free heart screenings. Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation is holding its third annual heart screening weekend in association with Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) on February 7 and 8 at the
A group of mothers will be running through Bath on Saturday to help raise money to prevent deaths from undetected heart conditions. the three-mile sponsored run has been organised by Sarah Buckley, of Combe Down, in memory of her brother Richard Wiggin. The 38-year-old computer programmer from Newport in Wales, who loved cycling, had been fit
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