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
Spire Radio Derbyshire Interview with Annamarie Vickers-Skidmore
Poetess and myheart member, Annamarie Vickers-Skidmore spoke to Spire Radio, Derbyshire about her pacemaker at just four and a half and her subsequent fundraising for CRY through her poetry book. Listen here
All Better Now
Just before Christmas I got the results of my extra tests back. The good news is that the ablation was completely successful – I definitely don’t have WPW anymore! However, the tests did throw up a few little anomalies. It seems as though my heart has a mind of its own. Sometimes it’ll start racing for no reason – once
Running With The Brakes On
myheart member, Andy Owen’s brother has written a blog about his probable diagnosis of ARVC which can be read here.
BBC Radio Bristol interview with Isabelle Peters
BBC Radio Bristol – 14th December 2016 Classical Soprano Isabelle Peters spoke to Laura Rawlings on BBC Radio Bristol about her cardiac arrest at just 21 and her subsequent fundraising for CRY. Listen here (02:09:50)