All our Peer Befrienders are parents with lived experience of Batten disease. They have an understanding of the challenges you may face and know how isolating it can be feel to live with a Battens diagnosis.They are here and ready…
SAVE THE DATE International Batten Disease Awareness day is Friday June 9th! Help us to raise awareness, use the #, share posts and help us to turn orange for awareness day this year! More details to follow soon! #battenday2023 #battenawareness…
On the evening on Wednesday 26th April, Dr Joanna Nightingale, Head of Scientific Affairs attended a roundtable meeting hosted by MAP Patient Access Limited on “Harnessing the potential of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) – the case for change” at…
Join our friendly Dads chat session on Tuesday 2nd May at 8pm on zoom. The Dads Chat group is a chance to meet with other dads of children with Batten disease. It’s led by one of our trained parent Peer…
Dear All, I am saddened to announce that Sian Fisher, our wonderful Head of Family Support and Advocacy, is leaving the BDFA in early June. Sian is moving to Winston’s Wish, the UK’s childhood bereavement charity, as a bereavement support worker. Sian explains…
Special charity Easter hunt buckets available to buy now! It’s the 10th Anniversary of Beefy's Charity Foundation and the BDFA is one of the four charities they support alongside (add the handles for the other charities which are Blood Cancer UK,…
Launching later this week the BDFA will have special Easter hunt buckets available to buy from our online shop, filled to the brim with delicious chocolates, including some specially wrapped in BDFA colours and our logo. Our wonderful supporters, Beefy's…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Chandler to the role of Fundraising Assistant at the BDFA. Sarah lives in Manchester and she will be working full-time at the BDFA to assist with various aspects of the fundraising…
Rare Disease Day is the global movement dedicated to raising awareness and generating change for the 300 million people living with a rare disease worldwide like Batten Disease Since 2008, the global rare disease community has come together on Rare…
Thursday 23rd March. 8pm The Dads Chat group is a chance to meet with other dads of children with Batten disease. It’s led by one of our trained parent Peer Befrienders Andrew Dawkins and James Yarrow (both amazing Batten parents)…