A Swansea school student is taking on a charity challenge to raise money for life saving research in memory of her mum.
Kasey Turner 18, from Dunvant, is in her final year of her studies at school and will be doing a skydive in July to raise much needed funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The charity funds research into heart and circulatory diseases which cause around 25 deaths each day in Wales.
Kasey and her sisters Cerys 21, and Cora 10, tragically lost their mum two years ago. Kelly Devlin was just 39 years old when she sadly passed away of a heart attack while on holiday in Turkey. Kasey has decided to set herself the daunting challenge of a sponsored skydive.
Kasey explained: “I’ve never done anything like this before, but I really wanted to think of something that would be a challenge and I loved the idea of a skydive in memory of my mum. It’s a bit scary but I’m determined to do it. I want to fundraise for the BHF because of the research they do into heart attacks. I do not want other people to face losing someone the same way I did. The money raised through my skydive will go towards helping the BHF save lives.”
Kasey’s efforts come at a critical time for the BHF – the largest independent funder of research into heart and circulatory diseases in Wales and the UK. The last year has been the hardest in the charity’s 60-year history. The Covid-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on its income and as a result, research funding had to be cut in half, putting future life-saving discoveries at risk.
Adam Fletcher, Head of BHF Cymru, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to Kasey for choosing to fundraise for us after the sad loss of her mum. Our research to help save and improve lives is only made possible thanks to our courageous supporters like Kasey. We need the public’s support now more than ever as the BHF reaches its 60th anniversary this year.
“Cutting research funding will impact the development of new ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating heart and circulatory diseases and we cannot allow the progress we have made over the last 60 years to slow down. We’re so grateful to Kasey for fundraising for us in our 60th year and for helping us beat heartbreak forever.”
Kasey’s Facebook fundraiser can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/100003589357319/posts/3738283309634611/?d=n
For more about the work of the BHF and how you can help support its 60th anniversary visit https://www.bhf.org.uk/birthday
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