Becky Blackman is raising money for medical equipment that detects a condition known as Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome. Blackman was diagnosed herself with the disorder, although it took time for doctors to figure out her problem.
The disease causes, in addition to fainting, seizures and heart stoppage and studies indicate that 500 people can die each year from SADS. Blackman has been fitted with a small defibrillator and is now flourishing.
In order to raise money for the diagnostic equipment, Blackman and her family are sponsoring a swim on March 9 in Nottinghamshire. Swimmers taking part in the fundraising effort will try to cover 4,000 lengths of the pool, as a combined team, in less than two hours at the John Carroll Leisure Center.
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