‘Why did he die?’ The Guardian – 17th May 2005 Fred Pearce’s son died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome aged only 19. Is there any way of preventing it? Ten weeks ago, my son died. Out of the blue, at the age of 19. One minute he was enjoying a Saturday morning jog round the back
2005
Second group of 8 CRY Bereavement Supporters complete their 2-year skills and theory residential training course
18th May 2005
CRY featured in the national media in a Daily Express article about Lisa Jane Browne
Death by alarm clock Daily Express – 31st May 2005 By Martin Stote [Story also appeared in the Daily Mail and the Sun] The shock of her early morning alarm going off killed a young nurse. Lisa Jane Browne, 27, was found dead in bed after her alarm went off at 6am. Doctors believe the shock
CRY praised in Westminster debate about the new NSF chapter on Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death
9th June 2005
CRY Bereavement Support Day
11th June 2005 CRY Bereavement Support Day
CRY featured in the national media in an Evening Standard article interviewing Ian Botham
4th July 2005
CMA / CRY first national conference on the new NSF chapter
The Royal Society of Medicine July 5th 2005, 8.30am – 4.30pm A great deal of CRY’s focus over the last 18 months has been directed towards the introduction of a new chapter in the National Service Framework. Chapter 8, on Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death, was announced by then Secretary of State for Health John Reid,
Dr Sandeep Basavarajaiah becomes CRY's new Research Fellow
July 2005 Dr. Sandeep Basavarajaiah has joined CRY as a Research Fellow, working under CRY’s Consultant Cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Sharma. Sandeep – also known as Dr. Raj – has already had a research paper published since joining CRY. Sandeep presented his paper – “Physiologic upper limits of left atrial diameter in highly trained adolescent athletes” –