Meet Julia
Warrior of Childhood Cancer of the eyes
Painting Request--Ballet themed

From Mom.
Julia is outwardly your typical adorable 3 year old! She loves puppies, princesses, rain boots, and mud! She adores her two older brothers and wants to be a firefighter when she grows up.

Julia was diagnosed with cancer in both of her eyes just shy of 18 months old. At diagnosis her tumors were graded the most severe and our local Children’s hospital of Wisconsin does not treat her type of cancer as it is so rare. We were told that we had 2 hours to board a plane and get Julia to New York to see a Retinoblastoma expert!

Julia has Bilateral Retinoblastoma(both eyes) she has one remaining eye as her right eye was removed to save her life. She has 30% vision remaining in her left and only eye. She sees the world better than any sighted person, she only sees the world with joy. She is definitely a special gift that at just 3 years old she shares humor and Compassion all through her sense of the world without even needing much sight.

She is truly inspiring and she is so proud of her differences, as we all should be.

Meet Julia Rae