When sports mad Lewis Marsh was dropped off at his tennis club, he seemed to be the picture of health. However, just over an hour later, the 13-year-old schoolboy lay dead on the court after mysteriously collapsing. An autopsy later revealed the teenager had died of sudden cardiac death – a condition that claims the lives of
Lewis Marsh
South Postcard
Bereaved families from across the Home Counties and South of England 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.
Help reduce heartbreak
Two Bracknell faces feature on a new postcard designed to warn people of the dangers of undetected heart conditions. Simon Pangborn, 35, from Birch Hill, and Lewis Marsh, 14, from Sandhurst, both died suddenly from heart defects no one knew they had. Their faces feature on the new postcard launched by the Cardiac Risk in the
The Lewis Marsh Football Tournament and ECG testing
When Lewis Marsh died in May 1998 it sent shock waves around the community. Sandhurst has grown from the small village it once was, but it has retained the community spirit. Lewis had played football for the team my husband managed at the local football club. He also played tennis and had gone to a local
