All Glow Stories of Children Diagnosed with Retinoblastoma
For Dipak Khatri, fatherhood is a commitment not just to his own children, but to every child who might otherwise be left behind. Speaking from his home in the surunga town of Nepal’s Jhapa district—just 14 hours by road from Kathmandu and near the Indian …
Uniting to Improve Childhood Eye Health in Ghana KnowTheGlow and Vision Action are joining forces to expand early childhood eye health awareness and improve access to vital eye care services across Ghana.Together, the organisations are focused on a shared mission: improving early detection of eye …
A Mother’s Journey: Nwabisa Monye’s Fight Against Retinoblastoma Nwabisa Monye, a 36-year-old mother from Johannesburg, South Africa, never imagined that a seemingly harmless glow in her daughter’s eye would lead to a life-altering diagnosis. Her daughter, Zoe, now 14, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare …
Battling Retinoblastoma with Faith and Resilience. In a world where early diagnosis can mean the difference between life and death, Joy Marangu’s story is a testament to the power of perseverance, faith, and the importance of raising awareness about rare medical conditions. Her daughter’s battle …
Kanteera and her husband, Erwin, were thrilled to welcome their first born to the world in January of 2023. Their little girl, Grace, was born completely healthy and without complication. The first few months of Grace’s life she hit every developmental milestone and was thriving. …
as written by his mother, Amanda Devaney Samuel was a very healthy little boy, never having as much as an ear infection for the first three years of his life. But one day right before Christmas of 2022, his father and I began to notice …
written by her mother, Randi For the first two years of Harmonee’s life in Dassel, Minnesota, she was the picture of health. She met all of her milestones and had a healthy exam at every well check. She had a thorough two year check in …
In 2002, when Liz Nagel was just six months old, her mother and family began to notice something strange in the photos taken of her daughter. Liz’s left pupil had a strange reflection, almost a glow. After months of it not going away, her mom …
In Ethiopia, a strong partnership is forming between local healthcare professionals and KnowTheGlow (KTG). KTG Co-Founder, Megan Webber, was excited to be contacted by Dr. Roby Dessalegn Wirtu, a second-year pediatric ophthalmology resident at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa. Dr. Dessalegn …
Our journey began in 2020, when Hannah was an infant and the world was going crazy managing a pandemic. Day care centers were closed, I was working remote, and well child visits were being done virtually. One day, when Hannah was about 10 months old, …
