"A 'fit and healthy' teenage girl collapsed and died after suffering a suspected heart attack in her bedroom. Helen Penfold, 18, passed out after waking with pains in her chest and struggling for breath in the early hours of the morning. Her family rushed to the teenager's bedroom after hearing her cry out, but her breathing worsened and she fell unconscious. Helen's 46-year-old mother Gillian, sisters Julie, 22, and Billie, 17, and brother Matthew, 21, tried to resuscitate her on the landing outside her room. But Helen passed away in their arms at the family's detached home in Milton, Weston-super-Mare" - Daily MailThis is the blog for CARG, the Coronary Artery Rehabilitation Group, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It will contain items of interest to CARG's own members and anybody else interested in the latest news about rehabilitation and heart-related matters. Canadian charitable number: 89675 0163 RR 0001 || e-mail: carg.ca@gmail.com || website: carg.ca || Blog disclaimer
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Healthy teenage girl 'with everything to live for' collapses and dies of suspected heart attack
"A 'fit and healthy' teenage girl collapsed and died after suffering a suspected heart attack in her bedroom. Helen Penfold, 18, passed out after waking with pains in her chest and struggling for breath in the early hours of the morning. Her family rushed to the teenager's bedroom after hearing her cry out, but her breathing worsened and she fell unconscious. Helen's 46-year-old mother Gillian, sisters Julie, 22, and Billie, 17, and brother Matthew, 21, tried to resuscitate her on the landing outside her room. But Helen passed away in their arms at the family's detached home in Milton, Weston-super-Mare" - Daily Mail
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