Aaron James Dixon Memorial Fund

On September 4th 2011, our lives changed forever. Our precious and caring son Aaron was gone forever. Nothing feels real anymore, we miss him so much – his presence, his laugh, his voice, everything about him. Aaron has left a gaping hole in our hearts and lives. Losing our son was sudden and nothing prepared us for the shock especially when we were told the cause of death was ARVC – Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy – a genetic heart defect. It just didn't seem right, Aaron was extremely fit and healthy, he played football for a team in Altrincham and was a member of a gym. Little did we know that all this exercising was actually aggravating the undetected heart defect he had. Since losing Aaron we have set up a Memorial Fund which is ring fenced within the Charity CRY – Cardiac Risk In The Young. We have been fundraising with the help of our family and friends. All the monies raised will be used to fund Screening Days in the area. The Screening Days identify cardiac abnormalities and involve an ECG in the first instance. Anyone with an abnormal ECG on the day will also receive an Echocardiogram followed by a full cardiac evaluation. Two previous health problems, diagnosed as dehydration, could have been an indication of the underlying condition Aaron had, which could have been Identified had he had a chance to be screened. This living nightmare is ongoing for us as a family as our 22 year old daughter has to be tested annually for the same heart defect. A simple and quick ECG could save the lives of the 12 fit and healthy young people This is why we have made it our aim to have as many young people as possible tested in the area, we do not want another family to have to go through the heartache we face every day.
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