Retinoblastoma

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 …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma There are times that Ryder’s mom, Andrea, believes his adorable little shirt, “Born to be Wild,” perfectly describes Ryder’s energy level as a busy, bustling two year old!  But all of us at KTG believe it should actually read “Born to be a Fighter,”  …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Time and again we hear how “motherly intuition” led families to diagnosis. Once again, this is the case in baby Conor’s story. Conor was just seven months old, October 2016, the first time his mother Julie realized something may be wrong. Conor looked at her and …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma In the spring of 2016, Know The Glow shared a very inspirational story about two amazing “warriors”, Darlene Sutton and her granddaughter Lizzie.  Darlene and Lizzie were simultaneously fighting two different battles against cancer.  We are very pleased to share with you an update …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma In 2006, Marco celebrated his 2nd birthday surrounded by family and friends.   Cameras began to flash as he sat in his highchair with a big piece of chocolate cake in front of him. Two of the family members celebrating with us that day were his …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Evalynn was 10-months-old when her mother, Vanessa, noticed something was “off” with her eye. When Evalynn was sleepy or focusing on something in the distance, Vanessa noticed that Evalynn’s eye would drift off slightly. This “lazy eye” was so subtle, Vanessa seemed to be …

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 …

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 …