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Billy's Battalion
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Raises awareness and funds research into DIPG, a paediatric brain cancer, honouring the memory of Billy. Supporting families affected and driving progress toward better treatments and a cure.
Billy’s Battalion is a charity created in memory of Billy, a joyful, kind and much-loved little boy who sadly passed away shortly before his fifth birthday following a diagnosis of DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma), a rare and aggressive childhood brain tumour.
Billy’s Battalion is dedicated to raising awareness of DIPG and helping to fund research into better treatments, clinical trials and ultimately a cure, while bringing hope to other families affected by childhood brain cancer.
The charity aims to:
Raise awareness of DIPG
Help fund clinical trials and innovative research
Support progress towards better treatment options
Help bring hope to children and families facing a DIPG diagnosis
Billy was full of life — funny, caring and endlessly curious. He dreamed of growing up and becoming everything from a firefighter to a teacher, and his spirit and love of life are at the heart of everything Billy’s Battalion does.
Ways to support Billy’s Battalion include:
Making a donation
Taking part in fundraising challenges
Supporting charity events and campaigns
Purchasing charity merchandise
Every donation, fundraiser and act of support helps Billy’s legacy live on, raising awareness and supporting the search for better treatments and a brighter future for children diagnosed with DIPG.
billysbattalion.org · instagram.com/billysbattalion