Elisabelle St-Hilaire @Elisbellexo Credentials: B.Sc.HSS, COO. R.B survivor, former Canadian Football League cheerleader, digital advocate and Ocularist, Elisabelle St-Hilaire shares her story with Know the Glow. Elisabelle St-Hilaire, an ocularist from Montreal, Quebec, knew at the age of 12 that this was what she wanted …
Meet Katie Peller
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma At age 19, Katie Peller is creating the kind of platform on her instagram page (@katies_rb) that she wished she had growing up as a Retinoblastoma (RB) survivor. She is driven to build awareness about RB and the importance of eye health and …
Câu chuyện glow của Poppy
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Poppy’s story as written by Mum, Rhiannon Watson. Our Poppy Joy was 3.5 weeks old when I noticed a moon-like reflection in her right eye when I was breastfeeding. When she was in any other position her eyes looked perfectly normal but in …
Mila’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Our Mila… Our daughter Mila (who is now 7yrs old) was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma (Cancer of the retina) at just 16 months of age. Shortly after her 1st birthday I started noticing that sometimes it took her right eye a little longer to …
Atreus’ Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma From the moment Destiny discovered she was pregnant, she says that there were concerns about the viability of her second child. After a misdiagnosis of a molar pregnancy, where it is feared the placenta isn’t forming normally, she went on to experience early …
Emerson’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Rochelle doesn’t remember exactly when she first noticed a flash in her son, Emerson’s, eye. It happened so infrequently, only occurring in certain lights and angles. When it did happen, it was so quick, it was easy to shrug off as something she’d …
Hazel’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Recently, Co-Founder Megan Webber had the opportunity to catch up with Melisa Goss Farke, author of the article entitled A Sight to Behold https://www.agupdate.com/tristateneighbor/a-sight-to-behold/article_592c08c2-5acf-11ed-93f2-432f3957d02d.html detailing the journey of Melisa’s daughter, Hazel, with Retinoblastoma. Megan was so touched by the wording of the …
Eliza’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Know the Glow was very honored to recently talk with McKenzie Robicheaux and hear about the amazing journey of her daughter Eliza. Eliza was only four months old when she was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma after her pediatrician noticed an abnormal reflex during …
Brian’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma Early in December, Know the Glow Co-Founder Megan Webber had the pleasure of speaking with Brian Stanley. Brian is an adult retinoblastoma survivor changing the future for those wearing prosthetic eyes with machine tool technology. Brian has taken social media by storm …
Roger’s Glow Story
Diagnosis: Retinoblastoma KnowTheGlow Co-Founder, Megan Webber, often speaks of “glow-incidences” when explaining how many families in the KTG community find their way to each other or how doctors and NGOs cross paths. This was very much the case with Megan’s most recent conversation with Roger …