The Scottish Sun, 9th June 2019
Graeme Stewart lost his son, Lewis, when he was just 19 years old to an undiagnosed heart condition last year and his premature baby Lewis at just two days old seven years ago. Now, he will ride from his current home in London to his former home city Glasgow in memory of his sons. “London is where I call home now, but Glasgow is my birthplace and where Lewis lived for the majority of his life,” he said. “For years I would travel between the two at weekends or during school holidays, usually by plane or train, sometimes by car, so that I could spend time with him. If I was somehow given the chance to see him again one more time, but the only way to Glasgow was by bike, then I’d absolutely get on and pedal till my legs stopped working.” Graeme’s journey will raise money for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). “CRY’s bereavement counselling service has helped me enormously after Lewis’ death and I wanted to give something back to them,” he explained.
“I find it so humbling that bereaved parents such as Graeme are able to see beyond their own horrendous experience to raise funds and awareness for CRY, playing a vital part in preventing other families from having to endure the same devastating grief as they have,” said CRY’s Chief Executive Dr Steven Cox. “This is a truly awesome challenge that will test Graeme physically and mentally, but it will not fail to impress and inspire others and, in turn, generate huge awareness for the work we are doing to prevent young sudden cardiac death. On behalf of everyone at CRY, I would like to wish Graeme a safe and successful journey.” Read More
