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Vicki shares Poppy’s story on the PRsonal podcast
It was a deeply personal, raw, and emotional conversation about the day our world changed, the reality…
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The Question That Stopped a Classroom: Why We Must Talk About Young Hearts
A young man asked me that this week at The Link School Sunderland. He asked it openly,…
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PLF Featured on BBC and ITV News
On Thursday, we had the pleasure of joining Carol Malia on the BBC Look North sofa to…
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Sharing Poppy’s Light: Promoting Heart Health Awareness in Our Schools
This week, I had the real pleasure of visiting Southmoor Academy and The Link School to meet…
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Early ICC Detection Saves Lives: Why Newborn Screening Must Change
Following recent media interest in our campaign, we’ve heard from families across the country who had never…
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What We’ve Built, and Where We’re Going: A Founder’s Reflection
It was born out of love, heartbreak, and a profound sense that what our family experienced should…
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A Week in the Life of a Charity Founder: January Has Started Strong
January is often a time for reflection and reset, but at Poppy’s Light Foundation, this week has…
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Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndromes (SADS): Learning from Poppy and changing practice
Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndromes (SADS) are inherited heart rhythm disorders that can cause sudden cardiac arrest in…
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Finding hope through awareness
While this season is not an easy time to speak about loss, it is a meaningful time…
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From heartbreak to hope: Protecting families and reaching young people
Her sudden death left us devastated, and with one urgent fear: Could this happen again? Our children…
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Let’s talk about early warning signs of an Inherited Cardiac Condition (ICC)
In my first blog, I shared the heartbreak of losing Poppy and the impact her death had…
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Understanding the genetic and molecular basis of Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICCs) and SADS
Poppy passed away in 2024 due to undiagnosed Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT), one of these ICCs….
