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 …
The Ocular Octopus, an educational, stuffed octopus with removable eyes, is the wonderful creation of Hillary Yeager. Children featured in the KTG Glow Gallery who have lost an eye to a glow-related eye disease will be sent this fun yellow octopus and its accompanying book …
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 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 …
When Debbie Steed was just eight months old, her aunt noticed her eye appeared cloudy. She was not sure what it was, or even if it was normal but Debbie’s parents vigilantly took her to have her eyes examined. At eight months of age, the …
Dhiman Halder is an amazing Ambassador for Know the Glow in Bangladesh. As a professional changemaker, Dhiman has a long track record of working with organizations like BRAC, CARE, and Practical Action to realize the potential of disadvantaged people. Dhiman is the father of a …
Recently, our own Christina Gill was interviewed by CHVN Radio Canada regarding the awareness campaign we are currently running in that country! She spoke about the need for awareness and education and about her personal journey with her son, Eli, who has lost an eye …
Ana Sebrek’s one woman crusade to improve vision care in Croatia began the day her son, Noa, was diagnosed with Coats’ Disease. Coats’ Disease is a very rare eye disease. Ana discovered this herself as her son was only the second patient in Croatia to seek help for …
Our daughter’s glow was noticed when she was five months old. We noticed it in person only when light hit her eye at a certain angle. We were then able to see it in pictures. We took her in to see her regular pediatrician who …
In 2017, Dr. Ido Didi Fabian had just completed a three-year fellowship in Ocular Oncology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Wanting to take a deep breath and slow down his pace, he decided that he would take his family the long …
