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Patron Quotes

CRY is blessed with an impressive array of Patrons, from a variety of sporting, entertainment and medical backgrounds. A full list of CRY Patrons can be found here.

A selection of their supportive quotes are reproduced below.

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Sir Ian Botham OBE:
"At the end of the day these deaths are indiscriminate. They affect all sorts of people - amateur sportsmen, professional sportsmen, a guy playing on a pitch, a kid at a school sports day. It is something that must be addressed and has been swept under the carpet for too long."

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James Cracknell OBE:
"I am delighted to have become a patron of CRY to help raise awareness of this condition and the work CRY are doing to combat it. Undiagnosed cardiac conditions are a genuine risk to sports people across the country and it is essential to make people aware in an attempt to prevent future tragedy."

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David Walliams:
"I am very pleased to have become a patron of CRY. The charity does amazing work in raising awareness of cardiac risk in the young. The tragedy is that the deaths of so many young people from cardiac problems are preventable, and I am really impressed with CRY's scope as a charity. Not only does it promote heart screening in the young but it also offers counselling for those who have suffered a loss. It's a real honour for me to be associated with this amazing charity."

Report coverSir Clive Woodward OBE:
"CRY's outstanding work leading the field in addressing young sudden cardiac death is to be applauded. The fast track services they now offer, including funding of coroners' referrals to the CRY Centre for Expert Cardiac Pathology, are urgently needed - as is their innovative cardiac screening programme, both in the community and sport. I am very pleased to be a patron and will certainly do what I can to help."

Emily Maitlis:
"If this can help save just one young life it's worth doing. I am happy to be involved."

James Cracknell

Cardiac Risk in the Young

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