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Chief Executive Alison Cox MBE CRY Founder & Chief Executive
Emily Thornberry MP joins the Cardiac Risk in the Young APPG Emily Thornberry MP (Labour - Islington South & Finsbury) has become the 114th member of the Cardiac Risk in the Young All Party Parliamentary Group.
May CRY Philips Test My Heart tour launched
April Postcard Campaign moves on to North West
2 May The first free heart testing tour of England was launched at Tesco’s Dragonville store in Durham, with the first screening held in memory of
6 April The launch of our North West postcard was in tandem with that of the CRY clinic at Liverpool John Moores University. Our largest ever group of 80 bereaved attended this event. George Howarth MP for Knowsley North and Sefton East spoke about the importance of the CRY All Party Parliamentary Group and how MPs are there to help families if needed; Kevin Wilson spoke about the devastating loss of their son Kevin and the impact this had on their family and Dr Carey Edwards answered questions about the lethal heart conditions that can suddenly strike without warning robbing a family of what often seemed the fittest and healthiest member. For pictures from the launch see page 15, more details can be found at www.c-r-y.org.uk/northwest_postcard_launch_2009.htm
101 CRY entrants in the 2009 London Marathon 26 April Congratulations and a huge thank-you to all who took part in the Flora London Marathon including CRY Patron and former England Rugby Union International Simon Halliday. Never was anyone more thankful for a leg massage in the bowels of the Hilton Hotel with the CRY team than Simon whose grotesque ankle injury during a rugby match resulted in him being told he would never run again. His rehabilitation and determination have lead to him now successfully (albeit painfully) completing 2 marathons for CRY. Special thanks also go to our magnificent team of supporters who on the day covered the run; collecting our runners from the event and transporting them to their very welcome hot shower and massage in the hotel; looking after waiting friends and family. The fame and skills of our masseurs whose terrific job in softening the hardened knotted muscles of participants facilitating not only their journey home but also their post-run rehabilitation is hugely appreciated by us all.
Levon Morland. The mobile unit, donated by Philips, was divided into 4 rooms and a waiting area. State of the art Philips’ ECG and ECHO equipment was donated for the tests. The CRY screening team, including doctors, were present at all locations throughout the tour and every person screened was seen by the doctor in the consulting room before leaving. For more details and pictures of the tour see pages 26 – 29 or visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/testmyheart.htm
North East Postcard Launch 2 May CRY’s ‘12 a week’ postcard campaign continued with the launch of the new North East postcard which was held in tandem with the launch of the CRY Philips Test My Heart Tour 09. Dr Roberta Blackman Woods spoke about the role of MPs and the contribution they could make to the families welfare at this vulnerable time and Kenny Bowen about the impact on his family in the aftermath of their tragedy. For pictures from the launch see page 15, for more details visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/northeast_postcard_launch_2009.htm
For more details and pictures see pages 16 – 19 or visit www.c-r-y.org.uk/London_Marathon.htm
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