Leigh MP Andy Burnham is set to brave cold waters in memory of a teenager killed by a rare heart condition. He is preparing to swim across Windermere to raise cash for the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young – which helps people affected by conditions causing sudden cardiac deaths. The Health Secretary is
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CRY – let's keep the fundraising on track
We are now just over six month in to our support of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), which became our corporate charity in September last year, when we pledged to raise £100,000 to help the organisation in the vital work it does to reduce the frequency of SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome). As highlighted in
School kids are to be screened
Three local men will be taking on a mammoth challenge for charity over the next two months. Garry McGrotty, Michael Logan and George McAlpin will be running two marathons to raise funds for Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). CRY is a charity very close to the hearts of the trio. Their friend, promising golfer, Aaron
PR Students raise awareness of SADS
PR students from Leeds Metropolitan University have launched a campaign try and raise awareness of SADS (sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.) which claims the lives of at least 12 apparently "fit and healthy" young people a week in the U.K. Visit http://www.behindthespin.com/news/pr-students-raise-awareness-of-sads
Charity Auction – 25th March 2010
25th March 2010 Last March I signed up to be screened when the CRY team visited my school, QEH Bristol, merely as a precaution, not expecting anything to be wrong. However, there was something wrong. The ECG revealed me to have Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome, and as a keen sportsman, this came as a huge surprise. I
SADS awareness campaign in memory of Tom Reid
25th March 2010 Leeds Metropolitan University PR students Elizabeth Taylor, Adam Burns and Becky Knowles held a SADS awareness raising campaign at the city centre campus and manned a CRY information stand, after reading about the death of 19 year old Leeds student, Tom Reid. The students handed out CRY leaflets and spoke with other students
Cardiac risks for young people
Staffordshire mother Angela Butler, whose son died from Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome, hopes to raise awareness of this potentially fatal heart condition which affects teenagers and young adults. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/articles/2009/03/13/cardiac_risk_young_feature.shtml
Interview with Alastair Johnstone
(link to audio clip – listen from 1:34 to 1:39 approx.) Alastair Johnstone on the BBC Three Counties Radio breakfast show, talking to host Stephen Rhodes about the death of his daughter Caroline and the annual fundraising event in her memory – Cazfest. Visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006rs6l/Three_Counties_Breakfast_12_03_2010/
Raising awareness of the hidden killer which strikes young
A couple who lost their daughter to sudden cardiac death have helped to launch a powerful campaign highlighting the shocking statistics of the condition. Chris and Katy Turberville, from Harpenden, became involved with the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) when their seven-year-old daughter Hannah died suddenly and without warning during a family skiing holiday.
Marathon effort in memory of friends
Two brothers are running the London Marathon to keep the names of school friends who died unexpectedly "in lights." Mat (33) and Kevin (30) McSwiggan are embarking on the 26-mile run on April 25 in honour of popular city residents Jonny Bickers and Amjad Ali. It is their first ever long-distance run and their target is
