Back in March 2021, Mother’s heart had a little wobble……to
the rescue came the wonderful NHS!

It was in the depth of the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant we
were not able to visit her in hospital but after many sleepless nights, the magnificent doctors and nurses eventually solved the puzzle; she had a rare heart condition called Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, aka a thickening of the heart wall.  

To make things a little more challenging the condition is
genetic, with a 50% chance that my brother or I would inherit it. Off we went for testing and thankfully there are currently no signs that anything is amiss, but as Mum presented in her 70’s, the chances are that we would do the same, if we do have the condition.

I am pleased to report that, with a plethora of drugs and most importantly a three-line whip from the doctors to continue exercising Mum is fitting fit again!

I am therefore hoping that the money raised will help just a little to support further research into this rare condition and to aid detection so that other families don’t have to go through the same dark times that we had to endure. 

Thank you,

B x