Losing both eyes may be a disadvantage to most, but for me it's just made me stronger and braver than ever..
Northland
Hi, my name is Laurel-Jae Twaddell. I am a young boy at the age of two. Last year in October I was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma (cancer behind both eyes). Retinoblastoma is a genetic illness, so as you can imagine it could be a bigger struggle for my little brother Kingston as he has a 50% chance of having this horrible disease. This year on the 13th of January I lost the battle of saving my left eye, with hope we could save my right. But unfortunately on the 29th of July all hope got taken from me and I lost that battle also. Losing both my eyes and full vision may be a disadvantage to most, but to me it's just made me stronger and braver than ever. Mummy and daddy want to raise enough money for me to have a great future ahead of me. With having no sight, Bleenz (the blind school) are having to visit me every second week until I am 5. Then once I'm 5 years old, I will have to attend the school every Monday to Friday. I am still in recovery so still have a very long journey ahead of me before I am all better again. Next month in September we are travelling to Whangarei to get my prosthetic eyes. Hopefully within a week from now we hear back from my doctor to see if more chemotherapy is needed or not, and then travelling to Starship to get my port removed through surgery. Donations being made will also help mummy and daddy's research in finding a country that does eye implants in the hope of me being able to see again. If the cancer is all clear I will need regular visits to my paediatrician for a whole year, which means constant travelling between Kaitaia and Auckland. So thank you to everyone who has or is helping me out, without none of you this wouldn't be possible.
New Eye! 23 September 2015
Today 23-09-15 Laurel-Jae received his first prosthetic eye!
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