A MOTHER is continuing to channel her personal tragedy to help save others – and her focus has turned to Dorset.

On February 5, 2013, Philip Lamin was playing football with his friends.

After scoring a goal for his side he went in for a routine tackle, but then collapsed to the floor and suddenly died from a cardiac arrest right in front of his friends.

Since Philip’s death, his mother Juliet has pledged to not let her only child’s passing at the age of 16 be in vain.

For the last four years she has been campaigning and raising awareness about cardiac arrests.

“The importance of defibrillators is like fire extinguishers,” Juliet said.

“You don’t have fire extinguishers because there is going to be a fire somewhere.

“You have them in case there is a fire. It should be the same with defibrillators.

“Twelve healthy active young people die each week from cardiac arrest every week in the UK alone.”

Juliet’s campaigning started in the Bexleyheath area of London where she raised Philip.

This work includes the donation of defibrillators to schools and public places, 62 to date, and heart screening days for young people.

Now, having moved to Christchurch last year Juliet is hoping to carry on her vital work in the area.

She has already raised enough money to purchase a defibrillator for a school in Christchurch.

In her time trying to raise awareness Juliet has seen first hand the difference both screening and defibrillators can make.

“We’re losing so many healthy young people that if we do not do something about it the lifespan of the nation will change,” she added.

Philip would have been 20 on November 18 this year and to mark this milestone Juliet has decided to do a 25-mile fundraising bike ride, which she has been training for.

After recently completing a trial run of the route, she hopes to complete the cycle around the date of Philip’s death in February.

For more information and to donate to Juliet’s campaign visit www.gofundme.com/defibrillators-in-schools