Know the glow It’s not unusual for parents to find a special sparkle in their children’s eyes, but there was something else going on with Grace Fetterman, the 8-year-old daughter of Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. In photographs, when Grace’s siblings had the telltale red eye of a camera’s flash, Grace had a yellow glow […]
https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/wrestling/2019/12/18/nj-wrestling-colonias-poznanksi-has-vision-win-state-title/2691780001/ John Poznanski may have lost an eye to a rare disease as a toddler, but the adversity has not impaired the nationally ranked Colonia High School wrestler’s state championship vision. “Many people probably don’t know that I only have one eye,” said Poznanski, who had his left eye replaced with an ocular prosthesis shortly […]
Jackson Memorial High School baseball fans proudly sported their team’s colors and the Jaguars logo when their team took its home field for a key Shore Conference A South Division showdown April 29 against Brick Township High School. Click to read more!
Our friend Joey has been declared cancer-free!!! Read more here
Christmas came early for a South Jersey seven-year-old with retinoblastoma, a rare childhood cancer of the eye, after he inspired his heroes to be “Joey Strong.” Click to read more!
“At least two police departments in the Wildwoods have decided to not only participate in No Shave November, but also compete to see who can raise more money to support the family of Joey Povio, a 7-year-old from Dennis Township suffering with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer.” Click to read more.
“When an ocularist hand-painted Beckham Zobrist’s first prosthetic eye four years ago, he carefully crafted the piece to match his existing blue eye so no one would know that the boy, then only 3 years ago, had lost it to cancer unless Beckham wanted them to.” Click to read more.
Joey Povio, 6, was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, retinoblastoma in July. His treatment began almost immediately, and Povio has just completed his second round of chemotherapy. Click to read more
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Our hero, Savanah, rocked it again this year with her lemonade stand. Savanah helps raise funds for retinoblastoma research every summer and we are so proud of her! Here are more news articles about Savanah’s Lemonade Stand: 5 year old helps raise money for retinoblastoma with Savanah’s Lemonade Stand Cancer survivor, when life gives you […]