2009

Calls for tests after sudden death

Senior doctors are calling for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing in cases where young people die without explanation. Visit http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8346901.stm

Don't let children die like their mother from Long QT Syndrome

A grandmother fears her grandchildren may have inherited a dangerous heart condition that killed their mum. Visit http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/11/07/don-t-let-children-die-like-their-mother-from-long-qt-syndrome-55578-25111011/

CRY supporter Ann Wilson meets the Queen at school opening

CRY supporter Ann Wilson met the Queen on 6th November 2009, at the official opening of Washington School (Washington, Sunderland) where Ann works. Ann lost her son James (Jimmy) suddenly in 2004, aged just 24. Ann said, “She spoke to me about Jimmy and I told her about CRY and the work you do. She looked

Bid to halt early heart attacks

Eastbourne MP Nigel Waterson has pledged his support to a charity for sudden cardiac deaths among young people. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has launched a pioneering new clinic to be based at a leading London hospital and also announced the first initiative in the UK to screen 14-year-olds born in 1995, the year that

Cardiac arrest in the young

Every week in the UK, 12 apparently fit and healthy people – all aged 35 and under – die from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. They often bear no symptoms and are at the peak of their lives. Visit http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/health/Cardiac-arrest-in-the-young.5782609.jp

After Aaron

(video) The story of young sportsman Aaron Lundy, who was destined to be a successful golfer but lost his life to a treatable condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Ten years after his death, the film aims to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in young people across Northern Ireland. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdxPS73lkAI

Raising awareness in Churchill square shopping centre, Brighton

October 2009 On the day I raised £87.92 – I thought I would be able to raise more money than that! I learned early on in my day that I need to raise people awareness of the charity before I could raise any money. People don’t like be hassled by charities, usually what attracted people to

Caravan park residents made a generous gesture

Members of a caravan park have donated more than £1,500 to a charity working to raise awareness of undiagnosed heart conditions in young people. Sian Thomas, 26, from Llantrisant travelled to the end-of-season party at Noble Court Holiday Park in Narbeth, West Wales, to collect the cheque for £1,646.70 on behalf of Cardiac Risk in the

Marathon Walk

CRY representative Martin “The Hips” Appleby and his friend Billy “The KitKat Kid”, walked a marathon on Saturday 24th October 2009 to raise awareness and funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young. They set off from the Cross Keys Pub, Hammersmith, in heavy rain, just before 8am and continued along the South bank of the Thames