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 …
Jake’s JourneyJake was quite likely born with retinoblastoma. His mother,Janice, took him to several doctors because Jake’s eyes wouldoften cross as an infant. The pediatricians told her that without abridge on his nose infants often cross their eyes. When he wasstill crawling, he often crashed …
My name is Siddharta. Siddharta is the childhood name of the Buddhist God Goutam Buddha. My father gave my name after inspiring the life from Goutam Buddha. I was grown up with my family and when I was 3 God blessed with another member of …
Megan Webber, Co-Founder of KnowTheGlow, recently had the opportunity to “join” Dr. Michael Jones on his morning commute to work. Dr. Jones, a pediatric ophthalmologist in Sydney, Australia was driving to visit a patient family in a hospital across town and was excited to hear …
