Dad welcomes pledge to
help
A Father left devastated
by the loss of his son to a form of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, today
welcomed Government moves to help prevent more deaths from the condition.
Health Minister Melanie
Johnson announced plans to set up an advisory group to help tackle sudden
heart deaths in the young and improve services for people with irregular
heartbeats and similar conditions.
The sudden death of
22-year-old Levon Morland, of West Rainton, two years ago, led family and
friends to push for more action to be taken against conditions such as the
Wolfe Parkinson White syndrome which
claimed his life.
Dad Jeff, a trade union
official, has been the driving force behind the Levon Morland Memorial
Fund for CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young), raising more than £40,000 in 20
months.
Jeff, who is also
Northern Labour Party chairman, said
