Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma My name is Jimena Garrido. My husband José and I live in Lima, Peru and married in 2017. We wished for children but decided to wait a few years to start our family. We were thrilled when our first child, Aurelio, was born …
Oliver’s Glow Story
“It was God’s divine intervention”.This is how Kristin Bell begins telling her son Oliver’s medical journey. In October of 2021, Oliver was two years old, when Kristin started to notice a white “glow” in his eye. She would only notice it when he would turn …
Jude’s Glow Story
Melissa Kearns and her husband live in New York and were beyond excited to find themselves pregnant after spending five years struggling to have a child. Jude was born in April of 2021 and was a beautiful bouncing baby boy but not long after he …
Bella’s Glow Story
Bella O’Neill was just 3 when we took her to Specsavers for a lazy eye. Being a young mum who would have thought 3 weeks later we would find ourselves at The Royal London Hospital seeing Dr. Reddy, hearing words that kept repeating in an …
Max Ager’s Glow Story
Max is now twelve and was diagnosed just after his 2nd birthday so his journey spans nearly a decade! When we first started the process of diagnosis we saw a specialist, Dr. Hildebrand at The Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, UK. He was so lovely …
Tiago and Daiana Leifert’s Fight Against Childhood Cancer: A Campaign for Awareness
Tiago Leifert, a nationally acclaimed Brazilian journalist and presenter, and his family have embarked on a remarkable journey to raise awareness about a condition that impacts children across Brazil – retinoblastoma. In a conversation with KnowTheGlow Co-Founder Megan Webber, Tiago shared the story of his …
Amir Porter’s Glow Story
Chantal Porter says the first time she considered her 3 year old son, Amir, may have a visual issue was the summer of 2023 when her 7 year old daughter told her that she was noticing a “Glow” in her brother’s eye. At the time, …
Macy Latif’s Glow Story
Jennifer Villamar had what she calls a “traumatic” pregnancy. Developing Hyperemesis Gravidarum, she suffered extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting that led to significant, life threatening weight loss. Jennifer spent over 13 weeks in the hospital trying to control her condition with a variety of medications. …
Colter Dammann’s Glow Story
Written by Matt & Keely Dammann (Colter’s parents) Around Colter’s first birthday we started to notice the iris of his right eye was a darker shade of blue. As the summer went on, we noticed it continue to darken compared to his left eye. Initially, …
Bella’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Bella O’Neill was just 3 when we took her to Specsavers for a lazy eye. Being a young mum who would have thought 3 weeks later we would find ourselves at The Royal London Hospital seeing Dr. Reddy, hearing words that kept repeating …