Why Ellen supports @CRY_UK #12aweek
CRY recently posted Ellen’s contribution to #heartmonth.
Read MorePosted by PaulClabburn on Mar 5, 2024 in 2024, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, Ellen Clabburn, Tom Clabburn
100 screened by @CRY_UK in #Ealing
One hundred young people aged between 14-35 had their hearts screened for free by Cardiac Risk in the Young in Ealing on Sunday, 4th February. Seven people were referred for further tests.
The event, hosted for the third year in a row by Trailfinders Sports Club in Vallis Way, was sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund.
“We’re very grateful to all those who have donated and enabled the screenings to take place,” said Paul Clabburn. “As ever, we are also indebted to Trailfinders for their support and to the CRY team who do such an amazing job.”
Further screenings in Ealing are planned for 2025.
Read MoreHundreds take part in @CRY_UK bridges walk
Around 800 people took part in this year’s annual Cardiac Risk in the Young Heart of London Bridges Walk on Sunday, 25 July.
Team Tom 16 walked again in memory of Tom and Claire, setting off from Southwark Park on a six mile route that crossed several of the capital’s iconic bridges.
“We’re extremely grateful to all those who walked, especially on such a hot day,” said Paul Clabburn. “It was a tremendous effort and we really appreciate people choosing to spend their time supporting CRY.
“It’s the first Bridges walk since the recent death of Tom’s Grandpa, Gordon Prosser. Gordon was a great supporter of CRY and already 76 when Team Tom first walked in 2008. He completed the course for the last time in 2019 when 87 and, but for lockdown, he’d probably have managed one or two more. It felt right to walk in his memory too.
“Thank you as well to all those who kindly donated to Tom and Claire’s Fund to mark the occasion of the walk.”
While it took place, Tom’s sister, Ellen, and her friends promoted CRY at Glastonbury festival, sporting Heart of London Bridges T-shirts.
Tributes were paid before the start of the walk to the late Kathryn Harries, opera singer and CRY patron, who came up with the idea of the CRY Bridges Walk. I well remember Kathryn always taking the time to talk and listen to those taking part in the event. Our condolences to her family.
Walk for Tom, Claire and Gordon, too @CRY_UK
Tom’s grandpa, Claire’s dad, Gordon Prosser, who died on Saturday, May 27 aged 91, was a great supporter of CRY.
Gordon was a familiar sight on the Heart of London Bridges Walk. He first completed the circuit in 2008 when he was 76 and he continued to do so into his late eighties. He was said to have been the oldest person to have taken part.
If you would like to take part in this year’s walk, on Sunday June 25, you can register here.
As with every other charity, the pandemic made raising funds and awareness that much harder and so we’d really appreciate as many people as possible signing up for Team Tom 16. Sadly, Gordon won’t be there to walk with us but I’ll still picture him striding along.
Read MoreMore than 190 young people screened by @CRY_UK in #Ealing
Two days of free CRY heart screenings sponsored by Tom and Claire’s Fund took place at Trailfinders Sports Club in Ealing on Saturday, February 4 and Sunday, February 5.
Ninety-three young people aged 14-35 were screened on the first day and ninety-nine on the second. A total of seven were referred for further tests.
Tony Hill, CRY’s family screening manager, said: “Trailfinders is a lovely venue, everybody is very welcoming and the staff can’t do enough for us, they’re all incredibly helpful. We look forward to returning.”
Ellen Clabburn said: “It’s so impressive to see the CRY team at work, carrying out nearly 200 screenings over two days is a real feat. They pulled out all the stops and we really appreciate that. We are also, of course, very grateful to Trailfinders Club for hosting us once more.”
Tom and Claire’s Fund plan more screenings in Ealing in early 2024. Other family screenings will be held before that throughout the UK. You can book here or pre-register your interest in future screenings here.
Read MoreTom’s 30th birthday and @CRY_UK heart screenings
If Tom hadn’t died from an undiagnosed heart condition in 2007, today, November 27, would have been his 30th birthday.
Instead, he became one of the 12 young people aged 14-35 who CRY estimates die each week from an undiagnosed heart condition.
That’s almost 10,000 young people who have died since Tom.
CRY has carried out more than 200,000 heart screenings and the evidence suggests:
One in every 300 will have a potentially life-threatening condition.
One in every 100 will have a less serious condition that might cause problems in later life.
Tom’s Fund has sponsored free CRY heart screenings in west London since 2008. The support has been incredible and is greatly appreciated. It’s made possible the testing of more than 3,000 young people, the purchase of screening equipment and contributions towards CRY’s research programme.
Both the demand for screenings and the cost of holding them is rapidly increasing. Economic times are tough and there are many charities out there but if you could find a way to support the Fund we’d be extremely grateful. Whatever amount you can donate, thank you, it all helps. Please click here.
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