Then there are special pictures like these that let me know he has an angel watching over him and protecting him.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
The face of cancer
I have to admit while searching for these pictures I did become a little angry at myself. I know I can't dwell on it, but I feel as though I should have caught Jamison's cancer sooner. I brushed it off as for every "bad" picture we took, meaning with a white or grey eye, there were 75-100 "good" ones. This is just something to look out for when taking pictures of your sweet babies or of other people's sweet babies. I know I have a lot of friends who are venturing or are pros in the world of professional photography. It's not a tell-tale sigh of cancer, it can honestly just be bad lighting. There are only 250-300 new cases of retinoblastoma diagnosed in the US each year. But if you're seeing this pop up in multiple pictures it can't hurt to get them checked out. There are a lot of pictures below. His "white" eye started showing up when he was 6 months old, in March 2010.
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Thank you for posting this. Most people would think it was just normal red eye from getting your picture taken. That is what I would have thought. You could have never known. He is lucky to have a mommy like you.
ReplyDeleteI agree, with the previous post - I would have totally thought it was red eye or an effect of flash. It must be hard for you to go back through pictures and see these now, knowing what you know. Thanks for sharing. Big Hugs to you!
ReplyDeleteAnd I also agree - Jamison is lucky to have a mom like you!!
Thank you for sharing your story. It is something I will look out for in the children I know. God bless you and you family! I again agree that Jamison has a super special mama. That last picture is just precious.
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