I suffered a cardiac arrest four years ago but I am still undiagnosed! by Lee Gerrard

I was 32 when I had my cardiac arrest. I was with my best mate and my fiancee who was 8 months pregnant. I have no recollection of the day, no symptoms  and no chest pains. I remember pretty much everything up until the attack. I have had various tests to see a cause but this still remains unknown. Luckily

myheart enewsletter July-Sept 2017

Dear myheart members Please find in this e-newsletter information on: Raising Awareness and Funds by myheart members myheart in the news/on TV Activity on the website CRY Raising Awareness Week Upcoming myheart meeting Read the full enewsletter here.

I didn’t know I had suffered a cardiac arrest until 3 days later…by Lucy Patey

In February 2017, my wife, Zoe, our 13-month-old daughter, Frankie-Louisa, and I were visiting a friend in Lincoln. We had a nice dinner and I had one beer. Then, we went to bed. I woke up at 3am to go to the toilet but instead collapsed on the floor. The next thing I remember was that I was on the

Diagnosis following a CRY screening by Rachel Collins

In November 2015 CRY did a screening programme at my place of work. I had no symptoms but went along and they found an atrial septal defect (hole in the heart), a congenital heart defect I’ve had since birth. Due to the increased volume of blood, the right atria was enlarged which, in time, would likely be damaged and it

Teenager diagnosed with heart condition encourages others to get screened

ITV News – 29th July 2017 Tenby teenager Frank Arentz, who was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at a CRY screening event has spoken out about his condition in the hope it will encourage others to be screened. Read more

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2017

Sunday, 9th July witnessed a huge number of walkers gathered at London’s scenic green space, Potters Fields Park, with 1,423 walkers registering to take part in CRY’s 11th annual Heart of London Bridges Walk. As ever, it was incredibly moving to see so many people coming together to walk in memory of a friend or family member. It was also an

Frank Arentz-Living with HCM

My whole life was based around sport. I grew up with intense sport being a huge part of my life. My family is very active with my brother being a very serious triathlete, competing in Iron Man Wales and numerous other events. I played at a highly competitive level in tennis, squash, football, rugby and triathlon; winning the National Sprint

Wokingham man to row one million metres for Cardiac Risk in the Young

myheart member, Antony Eames, diagnosed with LQT, at the age of 12 is undertaking the million metre challenge for CRY. Read here  Tony also wrote his story to be included in the myheart booklet which was launched in November, 2013.

myheart enewsletter Mar-Jun 2017

The hard copy newsletter featuring last year’s activities has recently been mailed to you. Please do let us know if you haven’t received it or if you would like additional copies by emailing myheart@c-r-y.org.uk. Please find in this enewsletter information on: New myheart leaflet/booklet Fundraising for CRY Activity on the website CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2017 myheart members at ‘The

Afternoon Tea by Sinead Watts

In 2014 my brother suffered a cardiac arrest. He was 21 at the time. Luckily he was in the car with my dad who rushed him to the hospital and they were able to resuscitate him (twice). Following a lot of tests it was discovered that he had Brugada Syndrome. As with most Brugada diagnosis, he had a ICD implant