bbc tries to normalize young ppl having cardiac arrest
(www.bbc.com)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c199y0rlkpyo“There were no signs that he had a problem. Nothing that could have predicted it.”
That is what Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie told BBC Breakfast about her 24-year-old brother Josh, who collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest while playing cricket in 2021.
Three years later, he is one of 12 young football fans who died of cardiac arrest being memorialised in murals in their hometowns.
It is part of a British Heart Foundation (BHF) drive to raise awareness of the devastating affect heart disease can have on people, regardless of their age.
Every week in the UK, an estimated 12 young people under the age of 35 die of sudden cardiac arrest, research shows.
The campaign has been timed to coincide with the start of Euro 2024.
Of the 12 young people memorialised in murals, some had no previous health problems, while others had known genetic conditions.