Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Know the Glow was very honored to recently talk with McKenzie Robicheaux and hear about the amazing journey of her daughter Eliza. Eliza was only four months old when she was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma after her pediatrician noticed an abnormal reflex during …
Ocular Octopus Program Announcement
Know the Glow’s gift program collaboration with The Ocular Octopus is launching March 1, 2023! The Ocular Octopus, an educational, stuffed octopus with removable eyes, is the wonderful creation of Hillary Yeager. Children featured in the KTG Glow Gallery who have lost an eye to a …
Shelby’s Glow Story
Shelby Perry, the founder, and creator of Eyehesive, knows firsthand the value and importance of turning negatives into positives and being a force for good. “One strong determined day at a time” is a quote by which Shelby abides and one that constantly reminds her …
Brian’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Early in December, Know the Glow Co-Founder Megan Webber had the pleasure of speaking with Brian Stanley. Brian is an adult retinoblastoma survivor changing the future for those wearing prosthetic eyes with machine tool technology. Brian has taken social media by storm …
Jackson’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: PFV When Jackson was born six years ago this December he didn’t open his eyes much the first day, and when he did, he opened his left eye more than his right eye. This worried me a little bit, but as a mom I …
Erica’s Glow Story
Erica knows all too well that her story could have ended much differently had her grandmother not voiced her concerns when Erica was just two years old. In 1996, while the family was living in New York, Erica’s grandmother noticed that her eye turned inward …
Roger’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma KnowTheGlow Co-Founder, Megan Webber, often speaks of “glow-incidences” when explaining how many families in the KTG community find their way to each other or how doctors and NGOs cross paths. This was very much the case with Megan’s most recent conversation with Roger …
KidsVisionCheck
Gary Franklin, Bob Williams, and Alan Bush believe they can make an important contribution to the early detection of childhood vision problems with a new smartphone app they have just launched, KidsVisionCheck. Available in the App and Play Stores, it is a free vision screening …
Meet Christina Gonzalez
At age 23, Christina Gonzalez is reaching tens of thousands on her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/gogoldforchildhoodcancer/ building awareness about Childhood Cancer! With areas on her page dedicated to Pediatric Leukemia, Sarcoma, DIPG, and Retinoblastoma among others, Christina has found a unique way to not only build …
Angela’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Alle and her boyfriend, Arturo welcomed their fourth child into the world on March 3rd, 2018. Baby Angela was completely healthy and never raised any developmental concerns for the first two years of her life. However in January of 2020 that all changed. …