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Meeting Katie and Rich Fairhurst from the UK and viewing the Instagram page charting the month-to-month milestone growth of their darling son, Flynn, you would never guess the whirlwind they have recently experienced. Despite the four-month roller coaster, Katie and Rich have been able to …

   I first noticed something different with my otherwise healthy and happy six month old daughter in June of 2018.  Jaeden was laughing and playing in her stroller when I noticed her left eye was red and irritated. I assumed she had accidentally scratched her eye …

In the bustling heart of Nairobi, Grace Mbugua, a devoted mother, found herself on a journey she could never have anticipated. Her son, Christian, was just a year and five months old when their life took a sudden and unexpected turn. It all began when …

I had dropped Harry off at school on the morning of Saturday, November 5th, 2022 for a  rugby game and when I collected him at the end of the game he had sustained an injury  to his right eye. His eye had been caught by …

Unshakable Love: A Mother’s Journey of Strength and Resilience In Nairobi, Kenya, Rhoda Mboga, a loving mother of three, was living a bustling and busy life. Her second child, Logan Mboga, had just turned six months old. At this sweet age, most parents delight in …

Hi, I am Tina, a retinoblastoma survivor of 42 years. When I was six months old, my mother noticed that my eyes would glow like a cat’s when she would lay me down at night.  She mentioned this at my 6-month check-up, where they found …

At the age of four, Carla Soto Vargas was diagnosed with Class 2B Unilateral Retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer. Her mother’s keen observation of a flash photograph, which revealed a peculiar glow, led to the timely detection of the tumor. The journey through …

When a family receives a medical diagnosis that changes their lives forever, their journey becomes one of resilience, determination, and hope. The Richardson family, residing in Nashville, Tennessee, found themselves facing such a situation when their youngest child, Kip, was diagnosed with Coats’ Disease at …

Dane’s story with a unilateral congenital cataract Our story began when Dane was six months old. I took him to his general practitioner for hisregular checkup and to receive his immunisations. The visit was all very routine until thedoctor checked Dane’s eyes. She said that …