JENNY STILL CAMPAIGNING TO SAVE LIVES

A PLYMOUTH mum has spent 20 years helping to save lives - in memory of her son who died from a hidden condition.

- By LORNA HUGHES

Jenny Thomas's son Nicholas, who was pursuing a career in music, was just 25 when he died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition. It is believed to have been the “hidden heart syndrome” Long QT, which can lead to fatal disturbances in the heart's rhythm.

His death in 2005 devastated his friends and family, and Jenny pledged to devote her time to supporting the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), later becoming a regional representative for it and a trained Bereavement Supporter.

To date, Jenny has provided one-to-one telephone support for over 25 bereaved mums for a period of six months each and raised more than £16,000 for CRY, through the Nicholas Thomas Memorial Fund, through coffee mornings, afternoon teas, fundraising events and the help of the Plymouth Inner Wheel Group.