Football legend David Seaman and over 200 supporters came together to shine a spotlight on hidden heart conditions and their impact on the nation.
The former England goalkeeper posed in front of a stand at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground which had 180 empty seats in the shape of a heart.
This represented number of lives lost in the UK to coronary heart disease each day – one every eight minutes. Video via SWNS.
The former England goalkeeper posed in front of a stand at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park ground which had 180 empty seats in the shape of a heart.
This represented number of lives lost in the UK to coronary heart disease each day – one every eight minutes. Video via SWNS.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 You make your way round to the right.
00:19 Yeah, perfect.
00:20 Just up the end.
00:21 Fantastic.
00:22 Oh, yeah, we're there.
00:23 So what brings you here today?
00:25 Well, I had a heart attack.
00:27 No way.
00:27 Yeah.
00:29 When I had my heart attack at the age of 27,
00:32 I didn't expect it to happen.
00:33 I didn't see it coming.
00:34 I had no symptoms beforehand.
00:37 And then within a couple of hours,
00:39 my whole world just sort of flipped upside down.
00:43 Unfortunately, I had a heart attack about three years ago.
00:46 It was very sudden, out of the blue.
00:49 I went for a 10K run.
00:50 I came home.
00:52 About an hour later, I started feeling really unwell.
00:55 So we're here today to shine a spotlight on heart
00:58 diseases.
00:59 But it looks like we're one seat short.
01:02 David?
01:03 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:05 [APPLAUSE]
01:08 [LAUGHTER]
01:11 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:15 Each day, around 180 people die from coronary heart disease
01:20 in the UK, a heart condition that affects people
01:22 across the country.
01:23 That's 180 lives lost every day.
01:26 180 empty seats.
01:30 I think it is super important that things like today happen.
01:34 I think it's important that people
01:36 know about the symptoms so they can get
01:38 themselves urgent treatment.
01:40 This September, British Heart Foundation
01:42 is shining a spotlight on hidden heart conditions.
01:45 Give your stories, give your time,
01:48 and if you can, donate your money.
01:50 Together, we can bring hidden heart conditions into focus
01:54 and find breakthroughs that can help outsmart them
01:56 for good.
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02:00 [Music]