Evening Echo
Friday, 3 August 2012
C.R.Y. – “So young, so fit, so active” …. So sudden
CRY AND THE DRIVE TO BEAT SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME
CRY in Ireland was founded in March 2002 by parents who had experienced the effects of sudden and unexplained death within their families. We are a self supporting registered charity. We do not receive Government funding of any kind. We are therefore dependent on fundraising activities and private donations to:-
• Raise awareness of cardiac risk in the young through media campaigns and public information meetings
• Support the National Screening Centre where families and individuals at risk can be evaluated
• Provide counselling and support to families affected.
The Centre is based in The Adelaide and Meath Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24 and is run by a full-time specialist cardiologist and a specialised team – Clinical Nurse Manager, Cardiac Technicians and Administrative Support staff and provides:-
• Comprehensive Cardiac Screening and evaluation for families who have lost a young person
• Cardiac Screening for a young person who may be experiencing symptoms
• Referral for further treatment if needed
• Referral for Genetic Testing
• The services are free to patients irrespective of financial circumstances or geographic location and CRY is not in receipt of State funding.
YOUR HELP COULD MEAN THE GIFT OF A LIFETIME – THE GIFT OF A LIFE
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