Preventing young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families.

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Support

Following a young sudden cardiac death CRY offers help to families through our bereavement support programme, as well as helping families to understand what caused the death and to be referred to inherited cardiac conditions specialists.

Awareness

CRY raises awareness to help prevent young sudden cardiac deaths (YSCD), through awareness campaigns, fundraising events, and media outreach. CRY works to save young lives and prevent avoidable tragedies.

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Screening

CRY wants All young people to have the opportunity to have heart screening. 1 in 300 people CRY tests will have a potentially life threatening heart condition which will benefit from lifestyle advice, treatment and sometimes corrective surgery.

Research

CRY is funding world leading research which is transforming our understanding of the causes and prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death as well as the treatment of those at risk.

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Neil 'Kymatik' Shuyleman's Story

What can possibly prepare you for the total shock of being told – however gently – that your beloved only son had suddenly and unexpectedly 'passed away'. What! How? When? The thought rushed through my head 'Can I get there to see him before it is too late!'. Then the dawning impact that the strong, happy,…
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James Kelly's Story

This photo of James was taken a few weeks before he passed away and the photo of him with his younger brother and sisters was actually taken the day before he collapsed. As you can see from it he looks very fit any healthy and appears to have nothing wrong with him. I am so happy…
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Mark Phelps's Story

Mark was 25 when he died on the 18th November 2002. At the time I (his brother Matthew) was working away and received a call from my mother just after 6.30 to say he had died. For me it was the most surreal phone call I have ever received and I hurriedly got to Euston station…
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Thomas Shackleton's Story

Thomas Shackleton died on the 19th May 2004, aged 21. Thomas was a great musician who played the guitar and could make a tune on any instrument. This was one of his songs (click to listen) that we played at his funeral – and on his gravestone we have a guitar engraved into the marble with…
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Christopher Connor's Story

Words can’t describe the 11th September 2012 which was the day my ‘big lad’ Christopher fell asleep due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Christopher was experiencing pain in his chest and arm on that morning and he visited his GP, his GP diagnosed muscular pain and sent Christopher home with a pain killing gel and tablets….
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Stephen Westley's Story

Stephen was just 34 when he was taken from me by this silent killer. He had woken up early on Saturday 18th March 2006, being sick. He went to the chemist to ask for something to help him as he was eager to go and get my Mothers Day present. I remember him laughing when I…
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Tom Morgan's Story

Tom was 30 when he passed away on 15th June 2009. My phone was ringing at 5.30am that morning. Panic set in, it had to be bad news. It was my Dad telling me that my brother had passed away. Disbelief set in. He was 30. He had gone to bed on the Sunday night and…
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Nathan Butler's Story

Where do we start? There’s so much to tell – as his teacher’s used to say! Nathan was born on 1st April 1989 and even as a young baby he managed to attract a lot of attention – a charm which became more evident as he grew up into a young man. He was always full…
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Peter Dean Button's Story

Until the 26th July 2007 as a family we had a lovely life. On the 27th July 2007 it came to an end. Our lovely, fit and healthy son died. It would have been about 5.30am in bed with our daughter-in-law at his side. Peter Jnr was 37. The destruction and devastation this caused I often…
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Kasia Ber's Story

It is now three years since we lost our precious baby at 17 years old from Long QT Syndrome. She was beautiful, funny and talented, kind and thoughtful and had everything to give in life with so much to look forward to and she was so cruelly and needlessly robbed of the life she truly deserved….
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Neil 'Kymatik' Shuyleman's Story

What can possibly prepare you for the total shock of being told – however gently – that your beloved only son had suddenly and unexpectedly 'passed away'. What! How? When? The thought rushed through my head 'Can I get there to see him before it is too late!'. Then the dawning impact that the strong, happy,…
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James Kelly's Story

This photo of James was taken a few weeks before he passed away and the photo of him with his younger brother and sisters was actually taken the day before he collapsed. As you can see from it he looks very fit any healthy and appears to have nothing wrong with him. I am so happy…
Continue reading

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Cardiac Screening

CRY offers subsidised ECG and Echocardiogram screening to all young people between the ages of 14 & 35. There is a simple way to diagnose most cardiac abnormalities. This is by having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test. Results should be read by a cardiologist. For extra clarity an Echocardiogram (ultrasound scan) can also be done.If there has been a young (under 35) sudden death in the family, the family is entitled to be screened on the NHS. All of CRY’s public events are free to attend.

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