2nd May 2012 Bereaved families from across Wales attended an event at the National Assembly on Wednesday 2nd May, to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young. Organised by CRY, the event highlighted the fact that at least 12 apparently fit and healthy people (aged 14 – 35) die every week in the UK
Gareth McDonald
CRY Update Magazine 52
Read Update 52 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Wales Postcard
Bereaved families from across Wales are helping to launch a major regional campaign to highlight the shocking statistic* showing that the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise on previous estimates. *The new figures are based on
Glamorgan University to launch new cardiac clinic
The University of Glamorgan is launching Wales’ first cardiac screening clinic for young people on November 1. Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) says a simple and quick ECG test could save the lives of the twelve healthy young people who die each week in the UK from undiagnosed heart conditions. CRY urges people between the
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Read Update 44 online here The CRY Update is the charity’s newsletter, published three times a year, reporting on CRY news and events, cardiac screenings, breaking developments in medical research and CRY supporters’ fundraising over the preceding months.
Gareth would have been so proud
A mum whose son died suddenly is hoping other parents will not have to go through the same ordeal after raising money for a heart monitor. DianeMcDonald’s on Gareth, an AA insurance worker, died in his sleep, aged just 27, on February 20, 2000. His shattered family found he had died of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS),
