Donovan’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Around his fourth birthday, Donovan’s mother, Sheree, began to notice a “glow” in her son’s eye in photographs. Not knowing much about “the glow” and seeing Donovan as a healthy child, Sheree did not give it much thought. During an annual check-up in May …

Carter’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Bilateral Retinoblastoma Emily Gillett’s own experience with eye cancer drove her to seek a second opinion when she noticed a “glow” in her son’s eye. Emily’s son, Carter Wogan, was just 3 months old when she first noticed a white “glow” in photos. She also …

La historia de Grace

Diagnóstico: Enfermedad de Coats La madre de Grace, Stacey, sabía que algo no iba bien cuando nació su hija. Stacey expresó estas preocupaciones con diferentes proveedores de atención médica en numerosas ocasiones. Una y otra vez, se le dijo a Stacey que todo estaba bien con Grace y que diera sus preocupaciones ...

Colton’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Colton Bethune’s mother, Jenny, first saw a picture from Know the Glow right after the birth of her son. Jenny had seen a similar glow in a picture of her 4-month old son, but brushed the glow off as a camera error. However, Colton …

La historia de Mikey

Diagnóstico: Enfermedad de Coats Cuando Michael, "Mikey", nació, un médico le revisó los ojos y todo parecía perfecto. Sin embargo, en los meses siguientes, su madre, Dana, descubrió que había algo que no encajaba en las fotos de Mikey. No podía describir exactamente lo que notaba, pero su ...

La historia de Thomas

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma The Cola Bottle Diagnostic Tool By Pat Trotta I was astounded when I found out about Know The Glow and how social media is saving lives through digital photography. Finally, we have something we can do to help children born with Retinoblastoma and other childhood …

Gracie’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Gracie is 2-years-old. I saw a glow in her eye, but it wasn’t all the time, so I took her to a doctor on May 16, 2016. The doctor referred us to an optometrist, and later that same day, she was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma. …

La historia de Cameron

Diagnosis: Norrie Disease Cameron was born at 39 weeks 6 days, weighing a healthy 8 pounds 4 ounces, and he was ready to come home hours after his birth. For the first six weeks, he had his days and nights around the wrong way and would …

La historia de Leopoldo

Diagnóstico: Enfermedad de Coats Leopoldo era un niño muy feliz y sano. Cumplía todos sus hitos de desarrollo y tenía unos controles perfectos en la consulta de su pediatra. Sin embargo, cuando tenía unos tres años la madre de Leopoldo, Kristal, empezó a notar que se tocaba uno de ...

Owen’s Glow Story

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Owen is a second-generation Retinoblastoma fighter. We knew that he would need to be screened from birth, so we scheduled an ophthalmology appointment before he was born. We did a blood draw at our first appointment and met with a genetic counselor who was …