Retinoblastoma

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Yanah had just turned 2 when we first noticed a glow in her left eye in some of the photographs we took of her. Thinking it was just a normal bounce back of the camera flash, we didn’t give it much attention. But when …