2007

4 young sudden deaths in Northern Ireland

September 2007 4 young sudden deaths in Northern Ireland receive a lot of media coverage. This leads to a massive increase in demand for appointments at CRY’s Northern Ireland Screening Clinic, with several extra dates being added

Bungee jump in memory of Paul Leach

On the 9th September Libby Forrest, Emma McGough and Adam Waite did a bungee jump off the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough to raise funds for CRY in memory of Paul Leach. The bungee jump was an experience none of us will forget in a hurry. Standing on the edge of the bridge with nothing but the

Breathing Space Charity Walk for CRY

Nearly 40 local people including children in buggies and happy dogs took part in an 8 mile charity walk on Sunday 25th November. The walkers set off at 9.30am from Breathing Space Spa & Studio (who organised the event) to raise money and awareness for the charity CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young). The walkers (dressed

CRY Patron Andy Scott calls for more cardiac screening for football players

August 2007 Following the recent deaths of footballers at Walsall and Seville, and another near-fatal incident at Leicester, CRY Patron Andy Scott has called for the FA and PFA to introduce cardiac screening for all professional footballers. Andy Scott’s own playing career was brought to a premature end when he was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by

Mountain trek on the GR5 from Contamines to Bellentre

15th-17th July 2007 Following an annual hiking tradition which began some 35 years ago, four old friends (and also old school friends) set off in brilliant sunshine to find the famous GR5 trail, south of Contamines on the western flank of Mont Blanc. This trail travels all the way through the northern Alps to the Mediterranean.

Fundraising in memory of Daniel Young

We lost our 16 year old son Daniel in September 2005. Daniel went off to play a football match and died after scoring a goal. We found it very hard to cope with the fact that Daniel had never been ill and he was a very fit young man. He played for two football teams and

QPANI Charity Quiz Night

The Quarry Products Association NI (QPANI) was delighted to hand over a cheque for £2826 to Mark Carruthers, Patron of CRY. CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) is a charity-based organisation whose mission is to raise awareness of undetected cardiac abnormalities in young, apparently healthy individuals. Sudden Cardiac Death (SADS) takes the lives of eight young

CRY Breakfast and Private View of "Renaissance Siena: Art for a City"

On Tuesday November 20th, CRY held its first ever event at the prestigious National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London – a breakfast and private view of the exhibition “Renaissance Siena: Art for a City”. On arrival, guests were served a continental breakfast of orange juice, skewer of fruit, a selection of Danish pastries and tea and

Ten minutes that might have saved our sons

Emilie Bradshaw meets two mothers on a mission to spare other families the tragedy of losing a loved one to unexpected heart conditions. ‘If Andrew was here he would be urging people to be screened because if he had had the chance, I believe he’d still be alive today.” Ruth Lowe’s son Andrew Parr’s life was