I chose to run for CRY after research for my Sports Science degree at Brunel University raised my awareness of the work carried out by the charity. For an assignment, I researched the effectiveness of pre-participation screening in reducing the risk of sudden death syndrome, particularly focussing on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. After I contacted CRY regarding the
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Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill Official Parliamentary Report – March 2004
House of Commons – 10th March 2004 Dari Taylor MP presented the Cardiac Risk in the Young Screening Bill to the House of Commons. The aim of the Bill was to publicise and address the gap in medical services that exists with regards to sudden deaths. Read the full debate “The new expert group
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill
Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill Official Parliamentary Report House of Commons 10th March, 2004 Speeches and interventions by: Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) David Wright (Telford) Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber) Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East) Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) Tim
Boxing Day Dip – Margo Wright
26th December 2004 Margo Wright and friends took a freezing cold dip in the sea at Redcar on Boxing Day 2004. Although the water was cold, they saw a lovely rainbow, and raised £300 for CRY.
Charity Boxing Day Dip in Redcar
Sudden Death Syndrome claims up to 8 young victims every week in the UK. Sporty youngsters who put stress on their heart are most at risk if they have an underlying heart problem. I lost my son Leon 3½ years ago to an undetected heart problem. Leon was always so fit, so full of life. You
Aesthete Miniature Horse Show by Jackie Johnson
Hello everyone! We had a wonderful day at the Aesthete Miniature Horse Show in Doncaster on Sunday the 1st of August – an event which was held in memory of our daughter Vicky Johnson. We raised a lot of awareness about CRY and SDS conditions at the CRY tent, and we had great weather too which
Tragic mum's bid to save youngsters
A bereaved mum is campaigning for young people to be screened for potential cardiovascular disorders following the death of her son from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. Ruth Lowe, of Fulwood, says if her 21-year-old son Andrew Parr had been given an ECG, his heart problem, which went undetected until his death, may have been picked up sooner.
New NSF chapter on Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death
The killer with no name New Scientist By Duncan Graham-Rowe In the organised chaos of Mary Sheppard’s offices she sees a small parcel has arrived on her desk. She doesn’t need to open it to know what’s inside – a human heart soaking in the preserving fluid formalin, and possibly some slides containing tissue samples neatly
The New York Marathon in memory of Robert Lamplough
After a lot of pain, injuries and passport issues we all managed to complete the course. Chicks (Andrew) did us proud in 3 hours 45 minutes; Fred (James) in 4 hours 09 minutes; and then the two injury carrying runners – Jake and I – in 4 hours 58 minutes and 5 hours 06 minutes respectively.
The New York Marathon in memory of Robert Lamplough
7th November 2004 After a lot of pain, injuries and passport issues we all managed to complete the course. Chicks (Andrew) did us proud in 3 hours 45 minutes; Fred (James) in 4 hours 09 minutes; and then the two injury carrying runners – Jake and I – in 4 hours 58 minutes and 5 hours
