Tags: SADS
Cardiac Nurses Make Marathon Effort for Joe's Trust
Posted: Wed, 22 Oct 2014
SIX cardiac nurses are limbering up to run a half-marathon for a local heart charity.
Becky Bausor, Mandy Cooper, Erin Ford, Bridget Longland, Leanne Hill and Louise Bowie are all running the Leicester half-marathon on 26 October in aid of the Joe Humphries... Read More »
Bond Night & Balloon Launch
Posted: Tue, 21 Oct 2014
The stars ( all Joe's friends for those x 85 who managed to secure a ticket! ) turned out in force to walk the red carpet to mark the 2nd anniversary of Joe's tragic loss in October 2012. Joe wanted to see Skyfall but never got the chance, Thanks to the... Read More »
Conference held in Leicester to Raise Awareness of Heart Deaths in Young People
Posted: Fri, 17 Oct 2014
A conference was held on Tuesday at the Leicester Tigers Rugby Ground to raise awareness of heart deaths in young people. On average 12 young people die each week in Britain suddenly because of SADS (sudden arrhythmic death syndrome).
The conference was... Read More »
Breaking the Silence on #SADS
Posted: Thu, 16 Oct 2014
#SADS Q&A with JHMT's SADS expert Dr Ffion Davies, Consultant in Emergency Medicine (A&E), University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Why does SADs particularly affect 12-35 year olds?
Most SADS cases have a genetic origin, and although babies... Read More »
Leicester City, Tigers and Riders Fans Learn How to Save Lives
Posted: Wed, 15 Oct 2014
Leicester City ambassador Alan "The Birch" Birchenall and consultant cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital, Dr Doug Skehan organised demonstrations of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) last week.
They urged fans at the King Power and Welford Road stadiums... Read More »
Alan takes lifesaving message to more than 10,000 people in the war against SADS – all for the love of Joe
Posted: Tue, 07 Oct 2014
Alan Harrison-White, who volunteers for local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), has travelled to all corners of the city and county to visit schools and sports clubs with a vital life-saving message.
Young people, sports coaches, parents... Read More »
Together, let's break the silence on SADS
Posted: Sat, 04 Oct 2014
In our patron Martin Johnson's words 'If you don't have the information you can't make a choice. That's the minimum a parent deserves to try and keep their loved ones safe as can be. Something we were so cruelly denied because of the silence around #SADS... Read More »
Sporting clubs unite to break the silence on SADS
Posted: Fri, 03 Oct 2014
LEICESTERSHIRE'S biggest sports clubs are uniting to back SADS Awareness Week 2014.
The week, which is organised by local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), runs from 4-11 October and aims to raise awareness of potentially fatal, undiagnosed... Read More »
Don’t be faint-hearted – get involved in SADS Awareness Week
Posted: Tue, 30 Sep 2014
A LOCAL charity is holding a week of activity to raise awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS), which claims the lives of 12 young people every week.
The week is organised by the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust (JHMT), which was established in... Read More »
Rugby legend talks to GPs about sudden cardiac death in young people
Posted: Wed, 17 Sep 2014
RUGBY legend Martin Johnson is raising awareness among GPs of sudden cardiac death in young people.
Martin will join Dr Ffion Davies, consultant in A&E at Leicester Royal Infirmary, to talk to GPs at a meeting of Leicester City Clinical Commissioning... Read More »
Family of fallen teen pushes for CPR, AEDs
Posted: Mon, 28 Jul 2014
Another key milestone for Joe's Trust as a number LCC sports staff took part in the BHF Heartstart CPR instructors training course to deliver the Joe's Mini- Heartstart 4 sports CPR training programme to city based community sports clubs.
This coincided... Read More »
Young Leicester Athletes go the extra Mile for Joe's Trust
Posted: Wed, 19 Feb 2014
A 'Champion' fundraising effort by young athletes from the Leicester Coritanian Athletics Club was duly recognised on Tuesday evening. The annual Christmas fun run raised a record £700 to support the work of JHMT to reduce the incidence of sudden,... Read More »
Heart Smart with Heart Start - Every Child who knows CPR can be a life saver
Posted: Mon, 10 Feb 2014
Sacred Heart Academy in Loughborough held a "Ramp up the Red" day on 7 February, with proceeds going to the British Heart Foundation. De Lisle College students were keen to help with the day to raise the profile of learning emergency first aid, using... Read More »
‘Happy New Year 2014’ from the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust
Posted: Thu, 02 Jan 2014
Everyone who has supported us to during 2013 in our campaign to break the silence on SADS – Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome – responsible for the loss of at least 12 precious young people every week in the UK. These devastating deaths can... Read More »
JHMT Youth Ambassador Jess Keeling is shining brighter than ever!
Posted: Mon, 16 Sep 2013
Jess Keeling's story on 'living life to the full', can be read here.
Steve Humphries, Chair says, 'Jess's story demonstrates what can happen when an underlying heart condition is found just in time. However no young person in the UK should ever be put... Read More »
SADS Awareness Conference
Posted: Tue, 03 Sep 2013
UHL doctors and nurses are running a conference on the topic of sudden death in teenagers and young adults, in support of the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust. Joe died suddenly last October while out jogging, aged 14 years old.
12 people under the age of... Read More »
Saints football legend champions the work of JHMT to reduce the incidence of SADS
Posted: Wed, 10 Jul 2013
Lawrie McMemeny, retired football coach and Southampton Football Club legend, recently visited Leicester on our behalf to advertise the availability of screenings for SADS. SADS is a heart rhythm abnormality and can happen to any young person between... Read More »
Ensuring Joe's Extraordinary legacy
Posted: Tue, 11 Jun 2013
Please have a look at double page 'Ensuring Joe's Extraordinary Legacy' special feature (P41) in issue 21 of Soar Magazine, an edition that marks the fifth birthday of the publication.
Soar are currently distributing 11,000 copies of the magazine to almost... Read More »
Local GP Raises Awareness of SADS and Endorses Joe's Trust
Posted: Mon, 03 Jun 2013
Dr. Ian Schofield, a local GP at Alpine House Surgery in Mountsorrel, recently wrote an article in the UHL GP Newsletter, titled Raising awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. You can read the article below, we thank Dr. Ian Schofield and Alpine... Read More »
TV's Derren Brown Inspires Young People
Posted: Thu, 16 May 2013
"It's great to be able to raise awareness of Joe and the condition Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome," he said. "I'm told that he was a very talented young artist and showed great promise, so to talk to his fellow students about art seemed very appropriate.... Read More »