A teenager kissed his mum goodnight – and was found dead in bed next morning from a mystery heart problem. Schoolboy Matthew Hughes, 17, had not complained of feeling ill. A post-mortem failed to find a cause of his death. Dad, Paul, 47, of Cardiff, said: "It could be six months or a year until we
Staff at an Aust Insurance firm have raised more than £2,000 in memory of a colleague. Commercial Vehicle Direct presented a cheque for £2,441.05 to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) last week. the company raised the money through a series of fun days in memory of Justyn Johnson, who died, aged 30, in September 2005.
Friends and family of a man who died of a rare heart condition gathered to celebrate his life by raising money to help save others. Levon Morland, of West Rainton, died in his sleep in 2002,aged 22. The former holiday rep, who had worked in Spain and Tenerife, and as a leader with Camp America, had
Matthew Hughes' family could wait two weeks, six months or even a year but they might never know why the fun-loving 17-yeaqr-old died. The A-grade student, who loved squash and skiing was found dead at his home by his older sister Georgina, leaving his family devastated. They have been told the seemingly-healthy Cardiff High School pupil
A Doncaster hairdresser is swapping tinting for trainers to raise money for a charity that deals with the disease that killed one of his best friends. Stafano Zammaton, aged 40, is leaving roots behind to his the road in the London Marathon this weekend, to raise cash for the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the
Memories of a dear friend are spurring on former Clarendon House girl Rachael Roby to run the London Marathon to help the fight against heart disease. Miss Roby, 26, and her boyfriend Tim Aikin, a former Chatham House boy and Thanet Wanderers player, will tackle the run in aid of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
Hertford resident Mike Aylott will wear a heart on his sleeves – and the rest of his body – when he runs the London Marathon in memory of his fiancée. The 34-year-old from Roebuck Close, will wear a fancy dress costume in a shape of a heart when he runs in aid of Cardiac Risk in
Sarah and Matt's was a whirlwind romance. It may be the oldest cliché in the book but it was really a case of love at first sight when their eyes met across the dance floor at a local club – all pounding hearts and teasing looks. In that first instant, Sarah knew Matt was the man
The families of two men who died suddenly from heart-related problems are to hold their annual mobile screening event in Darwen on May 5. Funding for the charity event has been raised by the families of 32-year-old Neil Wickers, from Darwen, and 17-year-old David Staff, from Hoddlesden, who would both have benefited from such a screening.
Moves to fund more research into cardiac conditions in young people like Kevin Sayer, who died suddenly in his sleep when he was just 18, have been welcomed by his family. Cash has been put aside to allow coroners to refer cases like Kevin’s to expert cardiologists. The family of a Norfolk teenager who died from a
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