CRY Zumba class by Katie Welsh
I’m a 23-year-old Zumba Fitness instructor who was recently diagnosed with a heart condition. I knew exactly what I could do to show my “thanks” and appreciation towards CRY and their support through the myheart network. On Thursday 23rd March 2017, the ladies of Harrogate got their trainers on and took part in an hour of intense Zumba. We raised
Documentary on ‘Cardiac Disease in Sport’ by Freddie Nicholas
Freddie Nicholas, a third year journalism student at the University of Kent, has made a documentary about cardiac disease in sport which can be watched below. It features CRY supporters including myheart member, Tim Butt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mm9Fd3xS3o
The 8 Times I “Died”
These are the stories of the 8 times I died (well episodes of VT/VF 🙂 ) 1 :: Train Station :: 20 years old I don’t remember much about the initial cardiac arrest that started it all, only 3rd party stories from my family and friends who had to experience it for me, and some of the bystanders who were
myheart enewsletter-Jan-Feb 2017
Thank you to all members who helped raise awareness of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and myheart in 2016. It was a fantastic year for myheart and nearly 90 new members joined us. The hard copy newsletter featuring last year’s activities will be mailed to you shortly. Please find in this newsletter information on: New myheart YouTube channel Registration
James Bailey’s video about doing London Marathon for CRY
https://youtu.be/Humai_2_Kgc
New YouTube channel launched to support young people diagnosed with cardiac conditions
Leading charity reaches out to young people using social media as a platform to provide essential support and specialist information At the end of Heart Month 2017, a powerful but pragmatic new YouTube channel has been launched by the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) to help support the growing numbers of young people who – thanks to greater
myheart member, Tim Butt, talks about his ablation
https://youtu.be/vTw6IF8vcTc
Super Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) by Samantha McLaren
I have been suffering from SVT attacks since March 2010 when I suddenly collapsed at work. I was taken to A&E for tests, my heart rate was very high reaching over 200BPM, I remember being very scared as I was never in hospital and was always fit and healthy. They gave me a 6mg jag of adenosine and it slowed
ICD Patient and Family Support Day, UCL Institute for Child Health
4th February, 2017 Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) was very kindly invited to hold a stand at ‘GOSH ICD Family day’, an annual event, organised by The Great Ormond Street Hospital at Institute of Child Health in London on Saturday, 4th February, 2017. Kanika Bhateja, CRY’s myheart coordinator attended the event. The event was attended by young pacemaker and
Feedback about myheart meetings
Please read what our myheart members have to say about the meetings below: When I was first told that I needed an ICD implanted I was devastated and didn’t have a clue what to expect from the future. After googling (a lot) I came across CRY and gave them a call. I was signed up for the myheart meeting which
