FOUR-year-old brain tumour patient Billy Thompson beams after getting a message of support from Queen guitarist Sir Brian May.
Sir Brian saw a clip of Billy playing air guitar to Bohemian Rhapsody and praised his bravery.
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Mum Ellie, 38, of Great Bookham, Surrey, said: “Billy was spellbound. He couldn’t believe it.”
Mrs Thompson filmed the moment her son played along with the 1975 hit by Sir Brian’s band Queen while they were on their way to a radiotherapy session on November 22 2023 and uploaded it to her Instagram account, when a work contact sent it to Universal in hope of getting a message back.
In a video response, Sir Brian told Billy: “Hello Billy, this is Brian May, I’m the guitar player in Queen.
“You were just listening to some Queen music and I saw you rocking out.
“Looks like you’ve got some good air guitar moves going for you there, and I know you’re going through some difficult stuff, but you’ve been incredibly brave, and music is the big help isn’t it?
“Lots of love and a Merry Christmas, give my love to your parents too.”
According to the Brain Tumour Charity, DIPG is a grade four brain tumour found in children which has an average survival rate of less than a year, but over £120,000 has been raised of a £170,000 target via an online fundraiser for Billy – which his parents hope will help him to be accepted on to a clinical trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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