Joanne Fotheringham

CRY Update Magazine 61

Read Update 61 online here In this issue: • ‘Young Sudden Cardiac Death: A Father’s Grief’ booklet launch, page 10 • Justice for James: Reopening the Inquest into the death of James Markham, page 10-12 • CRY at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference, page 17-18 • CRY Golf Day 2013, page 18 • West ’12

Autumn Newsletter – Issue 30

By Alison Cox Founder and Chief Executive The highlight of my Autumn has been the opportunity of a whirlwind trip to The Highlands and Islands of Scotland to take the first steps in organising our Ethical Approval programme which we anticipate holding on the island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in June 2002. On the

Edinburgh Marathon 2013 in memory of Christine Peukert and Joanne Fotheringham

Following the sudden death of my mum Christine Peukert on 1 November 2011 from a heart attack, I decided I wanted to do something positive and at the same time challenge myself and get a bit healthier. I decided to run The Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 26 May 2013 in memory of my mum. I had never done a marathon

Scotland Postcard

1st December 2011 Bereaved families from across Scotland 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 figures are based

Parents show great heart

An Ullapool mother who lost her only child to a suspected undetected heart condition handed over life-saving cardiac equipment to two local medical surgeries last week. Since the death of their daughter Joanne, Alex and Fraser Fotheringham have been raising money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) through a special fund which they

For CRY funds

As the result of sponsorship, whilst participating in the recent Inverness half-Marathon, local GP Dr Colin Mc Dougall raised the sum of £612 in aid of CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) Joanne Fotheringham Memorial Fund, for which the late Joanne’s parents, Fraser and Alex Fotheringham, Braes of Ullapool, record their thanks to Dr McDougall and

Sudden death unexpected and unexplained

Colin Meek looks beyond the dramatic headlines to investigate what’s known about sudden unexpected and unexplained deaths Sudden death – beyond the dramatic headlines Health Which investigates sudden unexpected and unexplained deathIn June this year 28-year-old Manchester City and Cameroon footballer Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed during an international match in Lyon. Medical teams struggled to resuscitate him

Screening hearts

Thanks to Alex Fotheringham and her husband Fraser raising more than £15000, hundreds of teenagers in the north of Scotland are being tested for hidden heart disease. Five years ago, the Fotheringhams’ daughter Joanne, 24, a gifted young primary school teacher, died suddenly in her sleep of an undiagnosed heart condition. The Fotheringhams, from Ullapool, Highland,

Boost to CRY heart screening project in the Western isles

The photograph shows Alex Fotheringham, the north of Scotland representative of the CRY charity (Cardiac Risk in the Young), receiving a cheque from Charlie Nicolson. the New Community Schools Project Co-ordinator. Also in the photograph is Carol Nicolson one of three Stornoway nurses involved in the screening process, and George Moody who has been dealing with