Dubbed the 'defibrillator mum,' Naomi Rees-Issitt was reduced to tears after being recognised for her campaign work to make the life-saving technology accessible. When Naomi Rees-Issitt received an envelope displaying a royal stamp on her son Jamie Rees’s birthday, it felt heaven sent. She says: "When I opened it I couldn't believe it. I rang my mum straight away and she started crying". The letter, sent in November, 2025, informed her that she had been awarded the British Empire Medal in the