Author: myheart Coordinator

A brave night walking on fire for heart charity

myheart member, Chris Smith and his mum, held a Firewalk on the 10th September at The Lord Nelson, Chorley.  17 people took part including Chris and his mum, it was a great evening. Everyone that took part enjoyed the night. A raffle supported by the Heartfelt members was also held. A fantastic total of £2155 was raised for CRY. For a detailed write-up

myheart e-newsletter Jun-Aug

Dear myheart members  Please find in this newsletter:  Bridges Walk 2016 Upcoming myheart meeting CRY Cake Bake and National Awareness Week Stand at the Congenital Heart Disease Conference Activity on the myheart website Feedback Social Media Read the full newsletter here.

Stand at the Congenital Heart Disease Conference 2016

This established annual course runs for nurses and Allied Health Practitioners working with infants, children and young people who have congenital heart disease and related cardiac conditions. The course is run collaboratively by the Practice Educators and Specialist Staff of the London Congenital Heart Centres and attracts attendees from Cardiac Centres in the UK, Ireland, Europe and further afield.  The

CRY Heart of London Bridges Walk 2016

Sunday, 26th June witnessed a huge number of walkers gathered at London’s scenic green space, Potters Fields Park, with 1,266 walkers registering to take part in CRY’s 10th annual Heart of London Bridges Walk.      myheart members, L-R- Mhairi Morrison, Laura Gibbs and Amanda Okunola As ever, it was incredibly moving to see so many people coming together to

myheart Apr-May e-newsletter

Dear myheart members We would like to give a warm welcome to our 50 new members who have joined myheart since January, many of whom have kindly said that they have found the myheart website with information about conditions and personal stories from other members very useful. We are very grateful to our members who have shared their own experiences

myheart March e-newsletter

Dear myheart members Thank you to all members who helped raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) andmyheart last year. The hard copy newsletter featuring last year’s activities will be mailed to you shortly. 2016 has begun on a very exciting note for myheart . Whilst the myheart website was re-launched in January and has managed to gather

Stand at ‘Up the Pace’ organised by Bristol Children’s Hospital

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) was very kindly invited to hold a stand at ‘Up the Pace’, an annual event in its sixth year, organised by Bristol Children’s Hospital at At-Bristol Science Centre in Bristol on 5th March. Kanika Bhateja, CRY’s myheart coordinator attended the event. There were about 100 young pacemaker and ICD patients who go to Bristol

Getting the settings of an ICD right

Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Professor Michael Papadakis, talk about the reasons to get the settings of an ICD right if you do intensive exercise. It is very important for individuals who have an ICD that the cardiologist takes a comprehensive history before implanting and after the ICD as to what the intentions of that particular individual are. Let’s give an