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 …
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. …
Gracie’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Last week, KTG had the chance to meet Gracie, the little girl who “kicked cancer” with her smile and inimitable character, and that’s just what her FB page reflects… https://www.facebook.com/graciesfightagainstretinoblastoma. As the page reads, “Gracie is kicking cancer’s butt!” In a conversation with …
Liam Reid’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma When Liam Reid was just two years old his grandmother began noticing a strange “glow” in his eye. This glow was only visible to her in certain lighting and certain angles. However, she informed Liam’s mother, Staci of what she was noticing. At …
Mikey’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Mikey’s story is a bit of a long one, and likely a bit unusual to most. Mikey is three years old and was diagnosed with retinoblastoma when he was two and a half. That is not really where his story starts though. It …
Lucas’s Glow Story
Know the Glow has recently had the honor of speaking with Kirsten Ramos. Kirsten shared her family’s journey to find the diagnosis for their infant son, Lucas. Back in May of 2022, Kirsten began noticing a strange glow in Lucas’ eye. The glow would become …
Nash’s Glow Story
It was October 2021, and Canada was in the middle of not only a pandemic but also ophthalmologists across Ontario had decided to go on strike. Baby Nash was only 5 months old when his parents began to notice his eye looked different. The only …
Sam’s Glow Story
Sam’s father, Charlie, was born with Retinoblastoma. Despite his mother’s concerns, it took five months until his doctors took her seriously and discovered he had this potentially fatal cancer. At the time of his diagnosis, Charlie was six months old and his tumor had advanced …
Luca’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma We first noticed a “cloudiness” in Luca’s right eye in November or December of 2021. He was about 10 months old at the time and has blue eyes, so we thought it had to do with that and really didn’t think anything of …
Ryu’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Ryu is only ten years old but has already fought a battle most will never face in a lifetime. When Ryu was only six months old his mother, Agatha, sensed there was something not quite right. Ryu’s left eye would periodically drift. Agatha …