Having children is a big decision for couples. While parents spend the months of their pregnancy praying for a healthy child, many parents unfortunately experience the heartbreak that comes with having a sick child. Some are born with developmental disabilities that will affect them their whole lives. Others present physical disabilities that affect movement. And yet for others, doctors make startling health discoveries in their childhood.
The Low triplets Mason, Thomas, and Luke, seemed healthy when they were born to parents Richard and Leslie. But just shy of three months after their birth, doctors had bad news for the parents: all three had the same form of rare eye cancer, retinoblastoma. The tumors were discovered when a medical resident thought one of Mason's pupils was oddly shaped. Richard went home and took a picture: in it, the same eye appeared to be glowing. Days later, doctors confirmed the parents' fears not just for one, but for all three of the triplets.
Now, just two and a half years later, the triplets are adjusting to life after cancer. They now live with one eye each, but they're not letting this hold them back!
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When they were born, identical triplets Mason, Thomas, and Luke were the miracle babies of proud parents Richard and Leslie Low. The chances of this phenomenon occurring is about one in a million!
But while the identical triplets are rare, Dad spotted something even more rare when he took a close look at one of Mason's eyes. He snapped a photo, and in it, his son's eye seemed to be glowing. When they took him to see doctors, they had bad news…
Mason was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer, retinoblastoma. But that wasn't all: the hereditary disease was affecting all three triplets.
The Low family prayed for a miracle, and the triplets underwent endless treatments, including chemotherapy and laser treatment.
Now 2 and a half years old, the triplets have each lost one eye. But they're adapting to living this way, and are constantly being monitored.
Now, the sky's the limit for the adorable triplet boys!
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