My life has changed forever but it will not define me! Blog by Nick Cassidy
29th May 2025 will always be known to me as the day that changed my life forever. Prior to this date I was your normal 28-year-old who loved sport and keeping fit. I had played football for over 20 years within an academy as a child and then both professionally and semi-professional in later years. Football […]
Getting diagnosed with a heart condition at 26 and pregnant
It all began in October 2021; at the time I was healthy and had no idea what was coming. Growing up I had experienced dizziness and could be known to faint, but I had never been concerned. I had put it all down to other things like feeling too hot or anxious. It all changed […]
My life changed without warning! by Rebecca Travis
Last year I was 25 years old, healthy, fit, and with no family history of heart disease when my life changed without warning. Since 2023, I had been living in Seoul, South Korea, with my partner and our pet. I loved my job, my life, and staying active. When my gym membership ended, I decided […]
Never the Same Man by Richard Moore
Ask how I’m doing, do the pills go down ok?Somedays I’ll say I’m fine, just to make you go away. ‘If I open my eyes what will I see?’ I opened my eyes and tried to focus. I saw curtains surrounding me and the bright white sheets of the bed. I realised the ‘beep……beep……beep’ was […]
Ben’s big daft run for Cardiac Risk in the Young
Last year (2024) I was diagnosed with a heart arrythmia that required two procedures to fix over the course of about 10 months. Prior to this I was fit and healthy and had never had any real signs that I had any issues with my heart. Needless to say, that this really sucked. The procedures […]
The rhythm of her heart – raising money in aid of CRY
I chose the title ‘The Rhythm of her Heart’ because that was the first song I wrote when I was diagnosed with my heart condition, Long QT Syndrome, at 16 years old. Being a teenager and diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition is not something one can process easily. I used music to process the shock, fear and anxiety I suddenly felt.
I thought I would be in and out in 10 mins after having an ECG but… by Laura Harris
My initial ECG picked up some abnormalities so I was asked to wait and was then given an echocardiogram. I was seen by the consultant and told that my echocardiogram had picked up that I had mild aortic regurgitation
The second chance at life has made me appreciate how delicate life really is…by Emma Green
Whilst in hospital, I was diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome, a rare genetic heart condition that I had never heard of. Very few people are affected by my type of Long QT Syndrome and like the minority of people who also suffer with this, I have learned to adapt and live with this condition, making the most of the path that I have been given.
Coming across CRY has been the best thing after such an overwhelming period! by Kaitlin Lawrence
My name is Kaitlin Lawrence – I was an elite netball athlete, playing in the Scotland international senior squad for the past 3 seasons, training with the Scottish Commonwealth Games squad and World Cup squad in 2022 and 2023. I was a squad player for Surrey Storm, an ex-professional team in the Netball Superleague (NSL […]
Everyone should have a choice to get screened! by Harry Trowbridge
In April 2019, at just 15 years old and in my GCSE year, my life took an unexpected turn. I started experiencing a series of unexplained symptoms that left both me and the doctors puzzled. The symptoms, which seemed random and unrelated, included skin lesions on my legs and feet, severe muscle pain in my lower limbs, and at times, an inability to walk.