<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Aortic Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Screening Saves Lives, Join Us]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:56:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In memory of Graham Donald Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[20 January 1933 – 28 October 2020 Don, a loving husband to Myra, father to Donna and grandpops to Victoria, he will be very sadly missed but forever in our thoughts. Raised so far: £265 – total raised on our previous fundraising site. Originally published on the Aortic Centre Trust website. To support the Aortic Centre Trust in their memory or in support of this challenge, please visit our Donate page.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-memory-of-graham-donald-smith</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d5f8049e-8a9b-423c-8f5b-e91e20b615a4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:12:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/89b44f_07e6e59404984f8d9ab2c76ff972f66b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In memory of Don Brookes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Born 28 April 1932 In memory of our lovely Dad, Daddy, Papas! He will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him and loved him. The most kindest, sweetest, gentle man there ever was. He loved his whole family dearly. We were his absolute world! We love you Papas! Xx Raised so far: £350 – total raised on our previous fundraising site. Originally published on the Aortic Centre Trust website. Messages of supportDonations and messages left on this page on our previous fundraising site. Kay Kemp –...]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-memory-of-don-brookes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">38840af0-833d-4b3b-a025-2748d19053cc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:12:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[10k for AAA]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father died of a unexpected AAA 3 years ago this April so I want to do this run in honour of him and raise some money and awareness of AAA (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm)]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/10k-for-aaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3bb48213-76a2-40ec-a70d-7a8b847919a4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Dunn – 26 miles along the Jurassic Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m raising money for the Aortic Centre Trust, a charity funding life-saving research and treatment for aortic disease.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/chris-dunn--26-miles-along-the-jurassic-coast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">feec516f-b0c3-43e6-9738-82a6e0781519</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:12:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In memory of Vera Taylor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vera passed away from a triple A on 30th December from something which should be treatable.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-memory-of-vera-taylor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e731e6dc-b3b3-478b-96f2-e2b6f1afc3ab</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payara (Ken) Kang]]></title><description><![CDATA[To honour the memory of our remarkable father who is deeply missed and forever loved, we welcome donations to this deserving cause in place of flowers. Your help will fuel critical research, advance prevention strategies, and improve treatments. Every contribution, no matter the amount, brings us one step closer to meaningful progress. Thank you for your generosity]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/payara-ken-kang</link><guid isPermaLink="false">72c49c40-c3d6-49a4-a4c1-f788cc036b47</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/89b44f_29ac9a04a60c4a778da37dc571846d14~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Never knew I had an aneurysm]]></title><description><![CDATA[I went for a routine echo for suspected kidney stones. The technician asked if I had ever had problems with my aorta... to which I replied no. She said... well you have now. She got another technician in to have a look, then I was asked to wait outside.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/never-knew-i-had-an-aneurysm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">511540f2-4f88-411a-a5e8-cf1661f9bee0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:08:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/89b44f_607068086d734deeaadab76054e35be9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channel Challenge for Mum]]></title><description><![CDATA[We suddenly and unexpectedly lost our beloved Mum, Emma, in October 2020. As we approach the four-year anniversary of her passing, Adam, Louise, Harriet, Zac, and others will be honouring her memory by taking on the Bude Sea Pool Channel Challenge on 28th September 2024. They will swim the equivalent of the English Channel -22 miles or 440 lengths - within the 91-metre long sea pool.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/channel-challenge-for-mum-f2791699</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0c7dce75-0ff8-4dce-9826-a65f62b247fd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Stanley Payne]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stan was a wonderful, warm and loving person. He was a gentle giant and gave the best cwtches ever and will be remembered with a smile for his humor and his generous nature. He was respected and loved by all that knew him . Stan was sadly taken well before his time. The best husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. Stan was my rock, my soulmate and best friend.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/dr-stanley-payne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">22501c04-97c8-4dea-859e-eb8bfb487163</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:12:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In loving memory of Nancy Jean &#38; Sallyann]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our family suffered the devastating news that much loved Sallyann, who was mother, daughter, sister &#38; Nannie, had passed away aged 54 from an aneurysm on her brain; this was unexpected and cruel.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-loving-memory-of-nancy-jean--sallyann</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5289d0e5-400e-43f4-a929-edd12d50eabd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In loving memory of John Harden]]></title><description><![CDATA[My lovely husband John, who was also a much-loved dad, grandad and brother, sadly passed away from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm on 25th September 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-loving-memory-of-john-harden-aee19d91</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1dace1f9-1c8b-43ed-9107-a875a5764e84</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:12:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Tom Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have set up this page to enable friends and loved ones of Tom Brown to donate to a charity that raises awareness and pursues new treatments and preventions for aortic aneurysms. Tom sadly passed away on the 17th July 2023 only 6 hours after he started to feel unwell and with no prior symptoms or awareness that he had an aortic aneurysm.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/remembering-tom-brown-540fc0aa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b1af99ef-6a42-4e4b-8a5e-92861cbb12cc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caroline Swift: running the London Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have chosen to raise money for The Aortic Centre Trust as I wanted to support a charity whose work was close to my heart (pardon the pun!). In 2021, my mother was found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which has impacted her life significantly up until, thankfully, she under went successful, life saving, surgery before this Christmas just gone.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/caroline-swift-running-the-london-marathon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0c1d1d58-1683-45aa-9868-f7b1ec52eebb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruba Ameen completes 10k challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late 2020, I lost my beloved husband Aqeel to a sudden aortic dissection. He was just 33 years old.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/ruba-ameen-completes-10k-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bba90bbc-13c8-42d5-b337-af6da4ab5ae6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 17:08:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preliminary results of ACT-sponsored patient safety study released]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-operative risk assessment in redo cardiovascular surgery using high resolution computed tomography]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/preliminary-results-of-act-sponsored-patient-safety-study-released</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f325bbf9-8491-4cd1-9a66-fae34b2af172</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:08:44 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In loving memory of Allan Robert Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[We wish to encourage all those who knew him, to kindly make a donation in loving memory of Allan Robert Wilson, who sadly died on the 23rd of February 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-loving-memory-of-allan-robert-wilson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">79be8ae5-094c-465d-a1b7-b5b7dcb946e7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In loving memory of Kevin Twist]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are hoping to raise awareness for this specific disease of the aorta, abdominal aortic aneurysm, after the sudden and unexpected loss of my Dad, Kevin Twist.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-loving-memory-of-kevin-twist-c9472cd9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">24c2c058-e919-4b21-96ef-bb53ac1d1d6a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dad died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm in August 2020. He was, otherwise, super fit and healthy. He was also a stubborn 65 year old man who basically never went to the doctor. If he had done, this might have been prevented.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/manchester-marathon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">fedc7191-fc58-49dc-be33-3720122b755d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 18:12:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In loving memory of David Bates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our lovely Dad, David, passed away from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurism and we'd like to raise funds his memory to help the Aortic Centre Trust with the research into the prevention and treatment of this ticking time bomb condition.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/in-loving-memory-of-david-bates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">72def98e-0c0b-4922-9766-d5845dc1303f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mendip Way walk – Weston-super-Mare to Frome, 50 miles]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year I have decided to take on the challenge of this walk over the Mendips. This route is particularly apt for me as James was born in Weston and I was born in Frome. Every year since I lost James i take on a challenge to raise money for The Aortic Centre Trust and keep James's memory alive. I am hoping that a few friends and family will join me along the way.]]></description><link>https://www.aorticcentretrust.co.uk/post/mendip-way-walk--weston-super-mare-to-frome-50-miles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1f8929e9-ad27-4b87-ba8b-844eb25d27eb</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:12:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>aorticcentretrust</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>