Retinoblastoma

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Cannon was born on October 1, 2012; perfect, healthy, and immediately spoiled by two older sisters.  We did not notice anything unusual about him, nor detect anything off in pictures until January 2013. I noticed he did not track toys well and while I had “that” feeling …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Nolan was born in February 2016, a very smiley, active, and happy baby. However, when he was just a few months old, Nolan’s parents, Matt and Brittany, began to notice that his eyes would occasionally roll backwards. He would also cry out as if …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Jayden’s mother, Kristen, says that he was a healthy and active toddler. However, from very early on she noticed a consistent glow in his right eye in the flash photos she took of him. She found the Glow strange but did not know that it could …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma  Last September, Diana and her husband Bob were thrilled to welcome their second daughter, Holly, into the world.  Holly was born completely healthy, but Diana and Bob were anxious to have Holly’s eyes checked.  Holly’s three year old sister, Hannah, had been diagnosed with …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma  “There’s something in her eye.  I don’t know if it’s a tumor or something else, but you need to get this checked out RIGHT AWAY!”…. And that’s what he told me.  He was the doctor, and I thought I WAS getting her checked out. …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma  Cancer affected my grandparents, but I never thought that it would be something I would deal with first hand. At Colt’s 15 month checkup, we mentioned to our pediatrician, Dr. Ward, how we thought Colt’s left eye was going inward. Dr. Ward noticed it as …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma  When I was eight months old, my parents noticed that my left eye was not tracking with my right eye. They took me to my pediatrician and were told it was just a lazy eye and nothing to worry about. My parents still felt …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma  Shane was born in Los Angeles, CA on October 25th, 2000.   He was five weeks early and stayed in the NICU for five days. When his parents, Dawn and Joe, brought Shane home, they noticed that he appeared to be uncomfortable. After multiple …

Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Yesenia will tell you that her son, Gabriel, is her favorite superhero.   Gabriel was born a very healthy little boy. For the first year of his life, Yesenia and her husband had no concerns about his physical well-being.  However, just a few months …