"A super-fit fund-raiser has been forced to postpone his latest extreme charity challenge after suffering a heart attack. Gary Crompton (right) collapsed at his Standish home and has since had to undergo surgery. A cardiologist told the 45-year-old dad that if he went ahead with his latest punishing stunt - carrying a 200lb fridge-freezer from Manchester to Wigan - in three weeks' time it would most likely kill him. Plasterer Gary said he would heed the medical expert's words but remains determined to complete this third venture, in aid of The Christie cancer hospital, perhaps later in the summer."Sunday, April 19, 2009
Fund-raiser hit by heart attack (UK)
"A super-fit fund-raiser has been forced to postpone his latest extreme charity challenge after suffering a heart attack. Gary Crompton (right) collapsed at his Standish home and has since had to undergo surgery. A cardiologist told the 45-year-old dad that if he went ahead with his latest punishing stunt - carrying a 200lb fridge-freezer from Manchester to Wigan - in three weeks' time it would most likely kill him. Plasterer Gary said he would heed the medical expert's words but remains determined to complete this third venture, in aid of The Christie cancer hospital, perhaps later in the summer."
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