Bring in test for
heart conditions
Lucinda Flannery has
spoken of her relief after tests revealed she and her children are free of
the heart condition that is thought to have claimed her brothers life.
Keen runner Justin Meek
was only 33 when he went to bed on May 20, 2001, and died in his sleep. Doctors believe he died from long QT syndrome,
one of a number of heart conditions when can cause seemingly healthy
adults to die without warning.
Lucinda 39, who lives in
Puckrup, near Tewkesbury, was devastated by the sudden loss of her
brother. She said:
