Interview with Miccoli
Miccoli is a three-member Alternative-Indie band from Birmingham, UK of twin brothers, Alessandro and Adriano and sister Francesca. Whilst their popularity is soaring musically, they are becoming powerful youth icons too. Alessandro was born with the heart condition Wollf-Parkinson White (WPW). He remained unaware until a frightening episode when he collapsed back stage after a gig in Birmingham in 2009. He
British and Scottish youth champion cyclist talks about living with ARVC
Read about British and Scottish youth champion cyclist Ben Forsyth’s journey of living with ARVC here. Watch CRY’s myheart cardiologist, Dr Michael Papadakis talk about things to avoid with cardiomyopathy below.
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
Miccoli Tour – Intu Chapelfield, Norwich 8th-9th November 2014
Miccoli’s tenth weekend of their tour was in Norwich’s Intu Chapelfield shopping centre and was a very busy one for the band. The family trio had a really positive response from the Norwich shoppers and meant they had the opportunity to promote CRY and the band to a lot of people throughout the weekend. Francesca, Adriano and Alessandro really enjoyed
“HOTLY-TIPPED” band sing from the heart as they embark on nationwide tour
Midlands band, Miccoli, to play at some of the UK’s busiest shopping malls as part of nationwide awareness campaign in partnership with leading cardiac charity. Family rock trio, Miccoli, are today [Saturday 30th August] launching a nationwide, 12 week tour of large shopping centres across the UK to raise awareness – particularly amongst a young audience – for the charity,
YBFIT by Paula Simmonds
My brother died suddenly, aged 31, in Australia. He was very fit and healthy. As a result, my family and I had to undergo genetic heart testing. Some of my family, including myself, were diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition called Brugada syndrome. Through this I was introduced to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) – who support families affected
Clipper for CRY by Jennifer Hill
My name is Jennifer Hill, I’m 32 and writing this article on my return from Australia. Holidays in Australia may conjure up images of sun, sand, surf, sightseeing and sipping cocktails but for me there was endless sea salt, giant ocean swell, soggy clothes, battling storms in the Southern Ocean, relentless sail hoisting and constant sleep deprivation! It may not sound
myheart booklet
Increasingly effective treatments and intervention and an ever-developing understanding about the genetics behind many of these conditions is being discovered everyday. As this new booklet – launched today at a prestigious event at the House of Commons – explains, despite the reassurances from expert doctors, friends and family, such a diagnosis can still have devastating effect on these “apparently fit
