Nearly 200 young people have been screened for heart conditions, paid for with money raised in memory of a boy who died in his sleep.
Kieran Joyce, from Herefordshire, was 15 when an undiagnosed heart condition led to his death in 2019.
Kieran’s mother Andrea set up the Kieran Joyce Memorial Fund and, with help from friends and family, she has so far raised nearly £100,000 for CRY.
This has paid for a total of 722 young people to be screened to date, with 15 of those identified as having heart anomalies which need further tests and potentially treatment.
Among them was Ella Bowen, younger sister of West Ham footballer Jarrod Bowen.
The Bowen family subsequently donated one of Jarrod’s match tops, which was auctioned for £5,500 and will pay for a further day of screenings in Herefordshire.
