Every week 12 young people aged between 14 and 35 drop dead from heart attacks. Although fatal heart disorders are usually associated with overweight people in their ‘sunset years’, they can also strike people in the prime of life, leaving their families in shock over their sudden, premature death. Sudden Death Syndrome is an umbrella terms
Kasia Ber
North East Postcard
Families from the North East of England gathered together on Saturday 2nd May to help launch CRY’s new ’12 a week’ postcard campaign in their area of the UK. This was the fifth such regional launch of the new postcard campaign, following on from launches in the North West, Midlands, Northern Ireland and South East. The
'Coast to Coast' sponsored bike ride in memory of Kasia Ber
A sponsored coast to coast bike ride took place on the 2nd May 2009 Our close friend Jeff Kinkade presented a cheque of a fantastic £1, 635. Jeff and his friends started from Cumbria and rode to Tynemouth – and the weather stayed good for them. The money raised will go to our daughter Kasia’s memorial
Great North Walk in memory of Kasia Ber
29th June 2008 Dawn Sanderson and Mark Brown participated in the Great North Walk at Herrington Park, Sunderland, to raise money for CRY in memory of Kasia Ber. “We both enjoyed this event very much and raised £150 for a good cause.”
We don't want others to die like our Kasia
A loving dad is calling for all children to be given life-saving health checks after losing his 17-year-old daughter to a rare heart disorder. Kasia Ber died suddenly when a mobile phone alarm triggered an irregular heart rhythm, caused by the congenital condition Long QT Syndrome, in December 2005. Her devastated father John now wants electro
Boost for fight to stop 'needless' deaths
The parents of a tragic teenager who died from a rare heart defect have won support from Parliament in their fight to make a change in the law to prevent any more ‘needless’ deaths. John and Dian Ber, of Brier Avenue, Hoarden, have been campaigning since their 17-year-old daughter Kasia died after suffering a heart arrhythmia,
Boxing Day Dip in memory of Kasia Ber
On December 26th, eighteen of us braved the freezing temperatures of the North Sea in memory of Kasia, at the annual Boxing Day Dip Although the water was cold, we all did Kasia’s memory proud. All in all, a great amount of £836.80 was raised for CRY, and we intend to make braving the cold a
CRY Update Magazine 44
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.
Heart victims still dying, MP claims
A rare heart disorder is still claiming the lives of young people, despite moves by the NHS to tackle the problem. The so-called Chapter Eight – designed to act as a model for best medical practice – is not working as intended, according to Dari Taylor, MP for Stockton South and a former Sunderland city councillor.
MPs concern of fatal disorder leads to meeting with minister
An MP says a rare heart disorder is still claiming lives despite new NHS guidelines. Stockton South MP Dari Taylor, supported by Durham North MP Kevan Jones, led the way on calls for more screening of at-risk youngsters by introducing a Private Member’s Bill – Cardiac Risk in the Young (Screening) Bill – in 2004. The
