OH - Amie Petras PDF Print E-mail

I was first diagnosed with NF2 when I was in high school. At the time, I was seventeen years old and not too many doctors were aware of neurofibromatosis. Since my diagnosis, I have had two cyberknife radiation treatments to try to save my hearing in both ears, and one spinal surgery. I currently wear hearing aids to help balance the hearing that I have lost.

 

There isn't a cure for NF, but we are on our way to find one with the help of Children's Tumor Foundation. Please help with even the smallest donation. It will be an important step toward a cure. I sincerely thank you for your consideration.

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MN - Jacqueline Dunlap

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The Wednesday before Thanksgiving of 2008 was the day we received a call from our daughter’s Pediatrician tell...

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NY - Kiara Alberigo

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CO - Sawyer Devlin Ray

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NY - Andrew Snyder

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OH - Bryce Gossard

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MI - Nicolas Cohoon

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UT - Lynne Stockman

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My name is Lynne Stockman from Salt Lake City, Utah and I am 49 years old and was born with NF1. I am the only member of...

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NC - Ethan Wray

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Our story begins, like so many others, with the news that parents never want to hear. Your child is sick, but not j...

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CA - Madison Branaugh

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Madison is 2 years old and has NF1 due to a random genetic mutation that hapened during conception. We recently found ou...

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FL - Dylan Brain

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On April 15, 2009, 6:30 pm our lives were changed forever. An MRI showed that our 3 year old son (two at that time) Dyla...

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IN - Gabriel Helpingstine

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Gabriel was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (Type 1) at the age of two. This disorder can cause tumors to grow ...

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OH - Amie Petras

I was first diagnosed with NF2 when I was in high school. At the time, I was seventeen years old and not too many doctor...

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