Tilly

American

[til-ee] / ˈtɪl i /

noun

Count Johan Tserclaes von 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.
Also Tillie. a female given name, form of Matilda.

Tilly British

/ ˈtɪlɪ /

noun

Count Johan Tserclaes von (joˈhɑn tsɛrˈklas fɔn). 1559–1632, Flemish soldier, who commanded the army of The Catholic League (1618–32) and the imperial forces (1630–32) in the Thirty Years' War

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Tilly has Dravet Syndrome, a rare genetic epilepsy which causes seizures that could kill her.

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Her father, Dan, said his family had asked for a few hours of respite per week as Tilly needs 24-hour monitoring and had "cried and begged for help".

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Tilly was part of a gene therapy clinical trial at Sheffield Children's Hospital in 2024 to try to help reduce seizures connected to her condition.

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Her mother Jenny said: "I'd say in Tilly's life at least about 10 times I've honestly thought that she's gone, she's died, with the seizures and going on to ITU and them all saying that we can't stop it and the panic."

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The family praised A&E staff at Birmingham Children's Hospital for saving Tilly's life numerous times.

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