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Leicester rockers Kasabian urge fans to support charity launched in memory of Joe

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Kasabian have urged their fans to support a charity set up in memory of a teenager who died while out jogging. Joe Humphries collapsed just a few minutes from his home in Rothley in October. The 14-year-old was the victim of sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (Sads) – the adult version of cot death. His family has since created the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust to promote awareness of the condition. In a post on Kasabian's website, which was sent to about 1.2 million subscribers, bassist Chris Edwards wrote: "When Steve [Joe's dad] told us about the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust, we realised how important raising awareness of this condition is. "If people are educated, young peoples lives can be saved, we're hoping via our fans we can spread the word." Joe's parents, Steve and Angela, and sister, Lauren, launched the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust at an event at his old school, De Lisle College, last month(march). The trust aims to raise awareness of sudden unexpected death in young people and to provide expert screening services for suspected or undiagnosed cardiac conditions in young people. It also aims to provide education and training on how to react to unexpected life-threatening situations and to get life-saving defibrillators installed in key community locations. The Humphries family said they were touched by the support from Kasabian - one of Joe's favourite bands. Steve said: "As you might expect from a young Leicester boy who loved his music, Kasabian was one of Joe's favourite bands. "We want to give a massive 'thank you' to Chris, Tom, Serge, Ian, other band members and all the Kasabian backroom staff for joining forces with the trust to raise awareness of Sads and help save lives. "Through greater awareness, education and understanding of the silent killer Sads, through people having CPR skills and defibrillators to save a life, and parents being given a choice, there is every chance that through the work of the trust and supporters we can reduce the incidence of Sads, and stop it devastating the lives of other families in Leicester and Leicestershire, other parts of the UK and our friends in other parts of the world. "After all, Sads is a global health issue which can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime." Sads causes the heart of a young and healthy person to suddenly go into an abnormal rhythm or stop. For more information, visit: www.jhmt.org.uk/

Leicester rockers Kasabian urge fans to support charity launched in memory of Joe


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