A teen singing sensation joined MPs to celebrate the anniversary of a national charity during a parliamentary reception.
Easingham MP Graham Morris and Sedgefield MP Phil Wilson were joined by singer Pixie Lott who was at the Houses of Parliament to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the national charity, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY).
CRY has previously appeared in the Mail after a fund set up in memory of tragic Horden teenager Kasia Ber raised £15,000 for the charity, which campaigns for young people to be given heart checks.
Kasia, who was a pupil at St Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School, in Peterlee, died aged 17 in 2005 when her mobile phone alarm triggered an undiagnosed condition that caused her to have a heart attack.
It was later found that she died from the rare genetic condition called Long QT syndrome that causes an irregular heart rhythm.
The charity says that every day at least one family in the UK will suffer the trauma of losing a young person, aged 35 or under, to an undiagnosed heart condition.
Pixie, who was one of the few stars to sing live inside the Houses of Parliament, said:
“I’ve become a patron of CRY as it affects so many young people and it’s crazy that a seemingly fit and young person can just drop down dead.”
“I feel it’s important to raise awareness and will be using my new role to spread the word to young people.”
For more information about heart screening, visit http://www.c-r-y.org.uk or call 01737 363 222.
