Laura Hillier

Tony & Joan Hillier – Northamptonshire

Our daughter died suddenly in 2003 aged 21 years. It was two years later that we found CRY. Since then we have raised money regularly for Laura’s memorial fund at CRY. Joan has been a CRY Bereavement Supporter since 2006; and Tony has spoken at several annual CRY medical conferences and contributed to the CRY booklets

WFU meet for raffle and talk in aid of CRY

About My Area – 4th March 2014 The Women’s Food & Farming Union meeting will be held in The Old School, Abthorpe, on Wednesday 12th March starting at 8pm. A talk will be given about CRY, alongside a raffle with proceeds to go to CRY. Read more

A Father's Grief – Behind the Bravado

CRY launches new resource for dads following the sudden cardiac death of a ‘fit and healthy’ child Bereavement experts from CRY are today (Sunday 16th June 2013) unveiling a powerful and moving new book for the dads of young people who have tragically lost their lives to sudden cardiac death. The book, “A Father’s Grief” –

Joan Hillier

Whenever I think back to Friday 20th June 2003 – which is still most days – I remember the clear blue sky and warm sunshine, and recall thinking “how could such a tragedy strike in a moment on such a lovely summer’s day?” Laura was 21 years and 6 months old. The detail seems important. She

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.

Midlands Postcard

Families from Birmingham and across the Midlands joined together at a poignant event on Friday 13th March, as they helped to launch a major regional campaign to highlight shocking new statistics that show the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week –

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.

Bereaved mum helps others cope with grief

The mother of Northamptonshire student Laura Hillier, who died suddenly three years ago from a rare heart illness, is coming to terms with her grief by supporting other bereaved families. The 21-year-old trainee teacher collapsed without warning in her father’s GP practice in Blisworth on June 20, 2003. Dr Tony Hillier, his wife Joan and their