The parents of a four-year-old boy who died from a rare brain cancer are launching a “cheeky” calendar with their local rugby club to raise awareness and funds.
Billy Thompson died on 31 March, 2024, following a five-month illness with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) – an aggressive tumour that develops in the brain stem.
After his death, his parents, Ellie and Jamie Thompson, who live in Great Bookham, set up Billy’s Battalion, a charity dedicated to raising money for DIPG research and treatments.
Mrs Thompson told BBC Radio Surrey: “The past year has been monumentally hard but having Billy’s Battalion in Billy’s name is something good out of the bad.”