Baylen’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Emily gave birth to her son, Baylen, 13 weeks prematurely. Due to his early arrival, Baylen spent the first five months of his life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). There Baylen was thoroughly examined and …

Poppy’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma On a Friday in August, when Poppy was 4 months old, we went to the pediatrician’s office for a well check. It was not our regular pediatrician but I voiced our concerns about the strange “cat-like reflex” that we kept seeing at different angles, …

Sylvia’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Not many people were aware of the Glow in 1967,  let alone the dozen or so conditions it could represent.  Therefore, when Sylvia’s parents first noticed a Glow in their daughter’s eye, they were far more intrigued than alarmed.   Not only was Sylvia …

Theo’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma It was a perfectly normal Monday. Before naptime, Lauren settled in the big rocking chair with her eight-month-old son, Theo, on her lap to read him a book before putting him down to sleep. Theo looked up at her and, and just for a …

Noah’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma In May last year my partner Ollie first noticed Noah’s eye had an unusual glow/reflection. A few days passed and he kept saying he could see this weird glow but I couldn’t see it from the naked eye like Ollie could. One day it …

Maggie’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Last year, something happened to our family here in the Philippines that tested not only our physical and emotional strength but even our faith in Almighty God.  On October 13, 2017, our world as we knew it suddenly stopped. That was the day we …

Skylar’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Laura and her husband had concerns when their first child was born.  Laura’s husband, Dennis had battled Bilateral Retinoblastoma as an infant.  He was told that it was possible to pass this cancer along to his children.  Their firstborn, a little boy, was born …

Lola’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Kelli worked as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant for a few years before and during her pregnancy with her second child.  At the time, Kelli would tell you her path to this career was unconventional.  But now, she believes it was a “God thing” that …

Evie’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma The first time Kaitlin remembers her “gut feeling” that something may be wrong with her little girl, Evie, was when Evie was just a little over four weeks old.  Kaitlin remembers seeing a little yellow glow in her daughter’s eye when she looked at …

Paislee’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma New parents love to take videos of their newborns and toddlers.  Each milestone is so precious and parents want to document every moment.  Oftentimes, when watching these videos, there will be strange flashes of light that shine from the child’s eye.  Most of the …