A Place In The Sun star shares tearful husband's heartache after family death

24 February 2023 , 09:30

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A Place In The Sun star shares tearful husband's heartache after family death

Jasmine Harman has remembered her sister-in-law in a heartbreaking post after she suddenly passed away in 2016.

The A Place In The Sun star, 47, shared the poignant remembrance to her fans by sharing a devastating video by her husband Jon.

John, who works as a camera operator, was left shocked when he received the tragic news that his beloved sister Joanne had died unexpectedly after going into cardiac arrest seven years ago.

Last month, Jasmine took to social media to announce that she had 'four lots' of upsetting news in one week, with Joanne's tragic death playing on her mind too.

Following Joanne's sudden death, her brother Jon is now is passionately raising awareness and support for the CRY charity, which helps with screening for cardiac risk in young people.

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Jasmine Harman has remembered her sister-in-law (Channel 4)

In the eye-opening video posted by Jon, he explained that his sister had been a healthy young mother and she was the last person his family expected to face premature death.

The emotional video posted to Jasmine's Instagram account, a teary Jon says: "I support CRY in memory of my amazing sister, Joanne White. "She passed away suddenly in the night in 2016, from sudden cardiac death.

"Jo was an amazing mother, daughter, auntie, wife and sister. The reason I support CRY is they were there for her family when she was taken so suddenly, offering us guidance and immediate screening.

The emotional video was posted to Jasmine's Instagram account (@jasmineharman/Instagram)

Jon held back tears in the video (Instagram/jasmineharman)

"CRY continue to support us with yearly heart screenings of myself and some of Jo's family."

Jon added that his late sister Jo would have wanted the memory of her plight to be used to raise awareness.

"Any funds raised will continue to support the amazing work CRY do in their research, the screening of young people for potential heart problems and raising awareness of young, unexplained cardiac deaths," he said.

Jasmine and Jon have remembered Jo following her death in 2016 (Instagram/jasmineharman)

Jon is hoping to raise awareness for cardiac arrest (Instagram/jasmineharman)

"On behalf of Jo, or anyone tragically affected by sudden cardiac death, thank you for all that you do."

Since his sister's sudden death, Jon has completely overhauled his lifestyle, sticking to a strict vegan diet to boost his heart health.

Jon also prides himself on his physical fitness, and has previously ran Spirit of London Marathon to raise funds for cardiac research and awareness.

Donate to Cry now, whose vision is to prevent young sudden cardiac deaths through awareness, screening and research, and supporting affected families.

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