Ben Aldred

My Story Our eldest son, Ben, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in October 2022 while visiting family in Perth, Australia. He was at peak fitness, having just completed a season of premiership cricket with Bexley and preparing for six months at the Darren Lehman Cricket Academy. While on a coastal walk with Jackie, he collapsed […]

myheart information pack

myheart information pack CRY’s myheart network provides personalised help, support, and information to individuals who have been diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening inherited or congenital cardiac condition. myheart is a support system for individuals to help develop effective coping strategies and reduce social isolation. myheart leaflet myheart’s general leaflet gives an overview of the charity. Read the […]

myheart debate – exercising with an ICD

Watch myheart members, Paula Beck and Joseph Tanner debate with CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis on exercising with an ICD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71PiMMjOEng   Dr Papadakis: Good Morning ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Michael Papadakis. I’m one of the cardiologists at St George’s University of London who works very closely with a charitable organisation: Cardiac Risk in the Young. Cardiac Risk