The weekend began in fine style for Charlotte Luckett and her brother, Martyn. The pair enjoyed a takeaway, played crazy golf, took part in a primary school fun run and watched Big Brother on the telly. Later on the Saturday night, they went dancing at a night club. On the Sunday, however, 19-year-old Martyn began feeling
A group of Renfrewshire parents and friends have joined up to…CRY. 'Cardiac Risk in the Young; was formed in May 1995 to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death after it was revealed that eight apparently healthy young people in the UK every WEEK, from undiagnosed heart conditions. The group, which is growing rapidly, works with medical
A family friend of a teenager who died suddenly of a heart condition is today emulating a David Blaine stunt in his memory. Mark Pedley sealed himself inside a seven foot Perspex box at Porthill Cricket Club at 10.30pm yesterday and plans to stay in there until 10.30pm tonight, all to raise money for a fund
Sam was born at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, and he was given a good Apgar score – a test designed to quickly evaluate a newborn's physical condition after delivery and to determine any immediate need for extra medical or emergency care – of nine out of 10. I noticed that his left arm was
A Sheerwater man, who suffers from a condition where his heart stops suddenly, has met with funny man David Walliams, who is the new patron of charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Bradley Farrow, 20, suffers from Brugada syndrome, which causes his heart to race and go into cardiac arrest. He joined other sufferers of
Sharon Hodgson, MP for Gateshead East & Washington West, and Dave Anderson, MP for Blaydon, were at a Commons reception with Little Britain star David Walliams, fresh from his solo swim across the English Channel to support the work of Cardiac Risk in the Young. The group works with cardiologists and family doctors to reduce the
A heart screening clinic for teenagers and young adults will be held later this month at Colchester General Hospital. Its aim is to detect previously undiagnosed heart conditions which, if left untreated, can lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD) in apparently fit and active young people. The clinic on Saturday 22 July is a joint initiative
All babies should have an ECG heart scan in their first month of life to check for life-threatening problems, say Italian cardiologists. Routine ECG screening could save up to 250 lives a year in EU countries and would be cost-efficient, they claim in the European Heart Journal. They based their calculations on work involving 45,000 infants. Screening picked
It seems that Hampton-born opera singer Kathryn Harries has no sooner finished one mammoth charity walks, than she is planning another. A female version of Ian Botham, for the last 30 years whenever the world famous soprano has not been signing she has been walking for good causes, raising more than £700,000 along the way.
Young Amy Mead was hoisted up into the air to mark the official opening of Charlotte’s Day at the weekend. The 13-year-old cut the ribbon to start the afternoon of fun and entertainment in Clyde Street, Sheerness, on Saturday. Amy had been on a school trip with Charlotte Wright four years ago when Charlotte suddenly collapsed
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