Stories To Inspire Us All
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma From the moment Destiny discovered she was pregnant, she says that there were concerns about the viability of her second child. After a misdiagnosis of a molar pregnancy, where it is feared the placenta isn’t forming normally, she went on to experience early …
Written by their mother, Denice Lopez Soon after our first child, Jaylen, was born we noticed that his left eye started to shift bit by bit as he grew. Then, around two or three months of age, we began to notice a glow in Jaylen’s …
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Rochelle doesn’t remember exactly when she first noticed a flash in her son, Emerson’s, eye. It happened so infrequently, only occurring in certain lights and angles. When it did happen, it was so quick, it was easy to shrug off as something she’d …
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Recently, Co-Founder Megan Webber had the opportunity to catch up with Melisa Goss Farke, author of the article entitled A Sight to Behold https://www.agupdate.com/tristateneighbor/a-sight-to-behold/article_592c08c2-5acf-11ed-93f2-432f3957d02d.html detailing the journey of Melisa’s daughter, Hazel, with Retinoblastoma. Megan was so touched by the wording of the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
