Dear all, As we approach the end of the year I would like to express our grateful thanks to all the families in our community for their tremendous support this year. It has been a challenging year for the BDFA,…
Thank you so much for supporting me and helping me to feel welcomed (and useful!) in my role. I have enjoyed a busy 6 months in post and feel I am developing a stronger understanding of who we support and…
Dear CLN3 Community, Please find below some information about the ongoing research into CLN3, the Miglustat trial hopefully coming next year, and a link to the BDSRA Australia project looking to speech and language in individuals with Batten disease .…
Dear Families,As per our communication on social media yesterday the BDFA would like to invite you to attend a short call on Thursday 21st December at 12pm.The purpose of the call is to update you on our PR and…
A grand total of £12,242.50 including Gift Aidhas been raised through our Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023!Thank you! We would like to say a huge thank you for your support in raising such a phenomenal amount, which will fund our…
Would you like to give the gift of companionship this Christmas and see your donation have twice the impact? The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge 2023 is here and we’re asking for your support! The Batten Disease Family Association are raising funds…
Dear Families, Following the news two weeks ago that Regenexbio have halted enrolment into their development programmes RGX-181 and RGX-381, the BDFA would like to invite you to a call on Wednesday 29th November at 12-1pm. This is an opportunity…
Dear Families, Thank you to those of you who have filled out the CLN2 survey. We have received some responses from both parents and teachers. However, in order to make as much of an impact as possible on the outcome of…
Dear Families, At 4pm CST (10pm GMT) on 15th November 2023, Beyond Batten Disease Foundation held their quarterly Family Research Call. This was led by Mary Beth Kiser (CEO), Dr Ineka Whiteman (Scientific Consultant) and Craig Benson (Chair of the…
Thursday 23rd November at 8pm A chance to come together on Zoom with other dads from the BDFA community and have a chat.Led by trained Peer Befriender Andrew Dawkins and James Yarrow. If you are interested in joining the session…