Members' Business — S6M-06325 Evelyn Tweed: Ferrier Family Raises £30,280.90 for Cardiomyopathy UK

That the Parliament congratulates the Ferrier family from Doune and Deanston on their incredible efforts raising £30,280.90 for Cardiomyopathy UK, which will assist the charity in providing support advice and nursing support; understands that the Ferrier family began fundraising following the death of Callum Ferrier on 12 February 2008, and that Callum, a 6-foot-tall rugby player, aged 16, went to bed complaining of a headache and was found the next day by his dad, having died from cardiomyopathy, something the family had never heard of; further understands that, since Callum's death, the family has focused on fundraising for Cardiomyopathy UK through arranging ceilidhs, treks of the Sahara, Machu Picchu and the Great Wall of China, coffee mornings, Tough Mudder competitions, running the Stirling and London marathons and the Great British 10k Run, kids treasure hunts, a skydive, funeral collections, online collections, a Gargunnock songster concert and supper, selling wristbands, raffles, a fashion show and dinner, barn dance and many more fundraising efforts; understands that the family has had assistance from a number of individuals and businesses to help in their fundraising including Craig Johnstone, Craig Mair of Skelpit Lug Ceilidh Band, St. Modans High School, Souters, Gargunnock Songsters choir, Graeme Morgan of Natural Choice, Doune, Woodlane of Doune and McLaren Rugby Club; notes that cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle, with "cardio" meaning heart, "myo" muscle and "pathy" disease, and that it is not a single condition, but a group of conditions that affect the structure of the heart and reduce its ability to pump blood around the body, and understands that it affects around 1 in 250 people in the UK.