Ben Forsyth

283 young people screened in Scotland

283 young people were screened across three days in Scotland, with screenings at Stirling Albion FC’s Forthbank Stadium on Friday 9th August, and two days of screenings at Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre on 10th and 11th August. The screenings were held in memory of Ben Forsyth.

Update Magazine Issue 78

Read Update 78 here CRY Update 78 reports on all news, events and fundraising from January to April 2019. In March we announced two new additions to our group of CRY Ambassadors: England and GB international hockey player James Gall and artist Katy Jade Dobson. You can read about James and Katy and why they decided

Rugby players screened in memory of Ben Forsyth

East Lothian Courier, 10th August 2019 Ben Forsyth wasn’t a rugby player at Musselburgh Rugby Club but had friends there. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Ben’s family the players have had the opportunity to take part in the free heart screening held at Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre organised by Cardiac Risk in the Young

Stirling Albion Junior Academy screening players

Capital FM, 9th August 2019 80 academy members over 14 years old will be joining the Ben Forsyth Memorial Fund and Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to have their hearts screened for heart defects. Read more

Father and Friend Take On Monumental Challenge in Memory of Ben Forsyth

Edinburgh News, 9th July 2019 Ben Forsyth had a cardiac screening in 2013 which revealed an irregularity in his heart, leading to him being referred to the NHS. In May of 2015, after suffering with breathing problems, he had an MRI scan which led to the discovery that he had arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC); a

Football Academy Offers Free Heart Screenings in Memory of Ben Forsyth

The Scotsman, 13th May 2019 Stirling Albion’s Junior Academy has become the first football academy in Scotland to offer free electrocardiogram (ECG) tests to players. These tests can detect most of the defects that can cause “sudden death syndrome”; important, as 80% of 14-35 year olds who die of young sudden cardiac death show no previous

Update Magazine Issue 77

Read Update 77 here CRY Update 77 reports on all news, events and fundraising from September to December 2018. There were plenty of major events throughout this four-month period. We were thrilled to be so well represented at the Great North Run on September 9, with 50 runners taking part for CRY. You can read a

Update Magazine Issue 76

Read Update 76 here CRY Update 76 reports on all news, events and fundraising from May to August 2018. We had plenty of highlights in all areas through the summer. CRY’s research continues to make an impact, including Dr Aneil Malhotra’s paper on the incidence and causes of young sudden cardiac death in adolescent footballers, which