Kelsey Ellison, otherwise known as Norma Night, who had Rb growing up, tells CHECT about her life post-Rb, her new career and living with a prosthetic eye. Can you tell us about how you were diagnosed with retinoblastoma? I was two years old when my parents noticed...
We spoke to teens and young adults who have had Rb about how they broach conversations about either their prosthetic eye or lack of vision: Danni said, "I tend to vary my response depending on the age and understanding of who is asking, I volunteer as a Scout...
My names Katie and I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) at four years old.
was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at the age of 2 years old. I consider myself a very lucky person as I was fortunate enough to have suffered from the unilateral form which only meant losing my right eye.
Hi, I’m Katie and over the summer I went on a tour with the Hampshire County Youth Orchestra to France and Spain, in which I am principle second violin. I also had retinoblastoma when I was 8 and now have an artificial right eye. In orchestra this means I always sit on the right hands side of the stand (we share in pairs) and sometimes I need to move around slightly more than average to make sure I can see the conductor. This is a daily blog about what we got up to and my life on tour (with an artificial eye!).
Will Jubb was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at two years old and had his right eye enucleated. However, playing with one eye has not held him back from a successful rugby career. Nowadays, Will plays as a hooker for the York City Knights professional rugby league team.