Posted by PaulClabburn on Sep 1, 2016 in 2016, Cardiac Risk in the Young, The Andrew Carter Memorial Mile
It’s not too late to sign up for the second Andrew Carter Memorial Mile in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY, which takes place in Lammas park, Ealing, this coming Saturday, September 3.
You can register here. The race starts promptly at 11am.
Andrew took part in the 2014 Ealing Half Marathon, collapsing shortly before the end following a cardiac arrest. He passed away the following Wednesday.
Ealing Half Marathon organisers Sandra Courtney and Kelvin Walker, who organise the event, said: “The mile is for all abilities and is free to enter – all that we ask is for a donation to be made either online here or on the day. We look forward to seeing everyone there.”
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Posted by PaulClabburn on Aug 24, 2016 in 2016, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Fund-raising event, The Andrew Carter Memorial Mile
Sandra, far left, with Kelvin, far right, and Andrew’s parents, Joyce and Colin Carter, at last year’s mile.
The second Andrew Carter Memorial Mile in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY will take place in Lammas park, Ealing, on September 3. You can register here. The race starts promptly at 11am.
Andrew took part in the 2014 Ealing Half Marathon, collapsing shortly before the end following a cardiac arrest. He passed away the following Wednesday.
Ealing Half Marathon organisers Sandra Courtney and Kelvin Walker, who organise the event, said: “Andrew’s family are keen to promote the great work which CRY undertake and hope that this mile will help raise funds to enable more screening to take place.
“The mile is for all abilities and is free to enter – all that we ask is for a donation to be made either online here or on the day. We look forward to seeing everyone there.”
Last year, more than 110 runners took part and in excess of £1,000 was raised.
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Posted by PaulClabburn on Aug 1, 2016 in 2016, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY screenings
Earlier this year Tom and Claire’s Fund supported six days of screenings at CRY’s testing centre based at St George’s Hospital, London.
More than 500 people were tested and 29 have been referred for further tests. That such screenings can take place is yet again down to all of you who have raised money and awareness.
CRY’s Chief Executive, Steve Cox, sent this message: “In 2008 the friends and family of Tom started to support CRY in his memory. The first such screenings were held just a year later at Brentford Football Club, the final destination of the national CRY Philips Testmyheart Tour.
“Every year since, at least one day of screening has been held in Tom’s memory.
“This year, over 500 people have been tested in memory of Tom and Claire at CRY’s Centre at St George’s Hospital in London. The screening clinic in London provides a unique regular service which people travel from all over the country to attend.
“In total, over 1,800 people have been screened thanks to the support of friends and family of Tom and Claire. This will have resulted in six people being diagnosed with potentially life threatening cardiac conditions. These are conditions which will benefit from treatment, lifestyle changes or in some cases corrective surgery to remove the risk.
“An additional 18 young people will have been told they have a cardiac condition which is not life threatening but, by knowing about the condition now and having it monitored, it will prevent problems from occurring in the fourth decade of life, when it is too late and the damage is done.
“As well as screening hundreds of young people, the support in memory of Tom and Claire has enabled CRY to purchase an additional ultrasound machine, helping to expand our screening programme and test many more people. By offering an echo to every person at a screening who needs it, based on their ECG and symptoms, we are able to reassure more people on the day of the testing and minimise the numbers of people referred into the NHS for further tests.
“Since 2008 over £150,000 has been raised in memory of Tom and Claire. This year Paul and Ellen agreed to also support CRY’s research programme. Our latest published research has been referred to by leaders in the field as some of the most important in the area in helping to understand the causes of young sudden cardiac death.
“CRY’s research is also having a major influence throughout the world, refining the criteria used when analysing ECG’s. In the coming weeks we will be publishing a paper in a major American journal which shows CRY’s research has reduced the number of people who are referred for further tests by 20%. This is going to have a massive impact on making screening programmes more cost effective but also, when you apply this to the wider clinical practice, it could lead to huge savings within the NHS.
“This is just one of our most recent breakthroughs which would not have been possible without the incredible support of everyone who knew Tom and Claire. Thank you.”
We will be holding a further screening day in Ealing in November and will be looking at ways for the Fund to support further CRY screening events before the end of this year.
Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 26, 2016 in 2016, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY London Bridges Walk, Fund-raising event
Team Tom IX – well, two-thirds of them.
Around 50 people walked for Team Tom IX in memory of Tom and Claire on CRY’s 10th Heart of London Bridges Walk on Sunday, June 26.
It was a fantastic turnout and we are grateful for the effort people yet again made. Given that this was our ninth year of walking, to maintain such numbers is remarkable and a tribute to all involved.
Ellen said: “It was lovely to see so many people and we really appreciated that they had given up their time to walk with us and for CRY.”
More than a thousand people registered for the walk.
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Posted by PaulClabburn on Jun 23, 2016 in 2016, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CRY London Bridges Walk, Tom Clabburn
Claire and Tom
This Sunday is CRY’s 10th Heart of London Bridges Walk. We’ll be walking again to remember Tom and Claire.
Please join us if you can – we’d love to see you and you can register on the day.
Full details are here but please be aware that the walk starts from a new location – Potters Fields Park near Tower Bridge.
Hope to see you there.
Posted by PaulClabburn on May 16, 2016 in 2016, Awareness
The latest in CRY’s series of booklets* on coping with the unexpected loss of a young person is about anniversaries.
It examines how people try to manage what can be a difficult day or time, best summed up by Alison Cox, CRY’s founder, who writes that anniversaries ‘become a focal point, offering precious time to reflect on cherished moments plucked from their brief lives spent together. Moments that are needed to serve a lifetime.’
We have anniversaries for Tom and, of course, for Claire too.
We also have a day, hopefully a bright, sunny summer’s day, that remains equally important to us; the CRY London Bridges Walk. Over the years it’s become probably the largest single gathering of friends who want to remember Tom and Claire. It is also, of course, a day in which the message is far larger than any single individual or family, highlighting as it does the shocking loss of young lives every year to illnesses which are, in the main, treatable.
If you can join us again this year, on June 26, we would love to see you. Details are here.
See you on the day!
*The other titles in the series are: A Sibling’s Grief; A Partner’s Grief; A Father’s Grief; A Mother’s Grief; Christmas. Details of all the booklets are here.
Posted by PaulClabburn on Apr 22, 2016 in 2016, Awareness, Fund-raising event, Uncategorized
Jamie at the end of the Chester Marathon.
When he stands at the start line for Sunday’s London Marathon, Jamie Gavin will be aiming to complete a fantastic triple in aid of Tom and Claire’s Fund and CRY.
Jamie, a BBC Sport journalist, has already run the Liverpool Marathon on June 14 last year and the Chester Marathon on October 4. Now he’s on the verge of realising his ambition of three marathons in under a year for CRY.
He said: “With all the selfless time and effort Claire put in for so many young journalists, it will be really special to run in aid of Tom and Claire’s fund and CRY again – this time in London, where we spent the first weeks of our training at the BBC with Claire.”
“All the support and donations received throughout the three marathons has made it more than worthwhile, and it would be amazing to break through the £1000 raised barrier this week – we’re nearly there!
“It feels like I’ve been in training for ever, so I’m really looking forward to finally getting out there and running the race in front of the crowds.”
You can support Jamie here.
Posted by PaulClabburn on Apr 18, 2016 in 2016, Awareness, Cardiac Risk in the Young, Claire Prosser, Fund-raising event
Claire and Liz.
BBC journalist Liz Rawlings will be tackling her first marathon in memory of Claire and to support CRY when she takes part in this year’s London event on Sunday.
Liz said: “Claire was – and remains – a legend at the BBC. She started the Journalism Trainee Scheme which gave me and so many others our starts.
“I was a trainee in Claire’s 5th year running the scheme. She was so much more than a manager to us – she was a mentor and friend.
“We found out relatively early on in the scheme what had happened to Tom and the brilliant work Cardiac Risk in the Young did. Claire spoke so passionately about the charity and was always organising events to raise money. After Claire died, I decided to run the London Marathon to raise money for CRY in her memory. I have been running for a few years – but this is my first marathon.
“I hope I can raise as much money for CRY as possible. I’m nearly at my target, but the more money I can raise the more young people can be tested – and more lives saved.
“I haven’t thought much about what I’ll do after the marathon – 26.2 miles seems a long way – but one thing is certain, I’ll have a glass of Prosecco. It’s what Claire would have wanted!”
You can sponsor Liz here.