ONE WEEK TO GO until International Batten Disease Awareness Day! What you can do to raiseawarenes and be orange on the day? Use #battendiseaseuk #battenday2020 on your social media posts Dress in orange, but not just you, the dog, the…
Conference News Postponement of our face to face conference As I am sure you will understand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone our conference due to Covid19. The future is uncertain and October feels too soon for…
BDFA Financial and Organisation Update May 2020 We held a zoom meeting earlier this month to discuss the BDFA’s accounts (year-end August 2019) and we were joined by 11 parents as well as professionals working in the Batten arena.…
A Quick Reminder, it is not too late to sign up! Just a reminder that we have our ‘pre-AGM’ family meeting tomorrow at 2pm on Zoom about the BDFA’s accounts (year end 2019) and our current position and future…
Virtual ‘family’ meeting to share our future plans and financial position Friday 1st May from 2-3.30pm The BDFA is pleased to invite you to a virtual ‘family’ meeting on Zoom to discuss our latest accounts (year end August 2019)…
A big welcome to Becky Bower, who will be covering Laura while she is on maternity leave from May A message from Becky, I just wanted to take the time to quickly introduce myself to you all. As you…
** BDFA NEWS ** A message from Laura Lee our amazing Clinical Nurse Specialist Hello, I wanted to share with you all the exciting news that I am expecting a baby boy in June and will be going on Maternity…
*** UPDATE *** BDFA MEDICAL WEBINAR- CHANGE OF TIME Wednesday 22nd April- NEW TIME 4PM Dear All, Just to confirm our BDFA medical webinar tomorrow. Please note the change in time of 4pm. Unfortunately Professor Gissen has had…
BDFA MEDICAL WEBINAR Wednesday 22nd April- 11am We are holding our first BDFA Medical Webinar next Wednesday at 11am. We welcome our guests for this event Professor Paul Gissen and clinical nurse specialists Laura Lee and Becky Bower. They will be discussing…
One of our parents, Amanda Harrison, writes about her experience of lockdown during Coronavirus. Her feelings of isolation will resonate with many. Likewise, issues accessing shopping slots and the loss of key support such as the family's local hospice. Thank…
