We recently got this press release about an upcoming Spaghetti Feed to benefit the Molly Easton Medical Fund this coming Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Firefighters' Memorial Hall...More information about the Spaghetti Feed is available by emailing: smorgan@diamondfire.org.
Here's the story about Molly Easton (the daughter of Diamond Springs/El Dorado Firefighter, Patrick and Kaiser RN, Shaunna) in her parent's words:
"For those of you who have never met Molly she is the sweetest, tiniest, full of life little girl. She is the apple of our eye and continuously makes us smile and laugh. She is a great sister to her big brother Spencer and is loved by all who know her.
At Molly's 2 year well baby checkup the Dr. noticed that she had a "lazy eye", which we had also noticed. We were sent to a pediatric ophthalmologist, which we were finally able to see yesterday(1/28/10) and that's where our story begins. Molly sat on my lap as the Dr. looked into her eye for what seemed to me an eternity. I still remember the look on the Dr.'s face as she said to me "Molly's right eye is perfectly healthy but there is a mass, a tumor in the retina in her left eye." What? This can't be happening to me, this is all a dream, not my daughter. All those thoughts rushed through my head as I cried and cried and held onto my baby girl. My first words were "Is it cancerous?" The doctor just nodded her head. She said from the appearance of it, she has Retinoblastoma in her left eye. Which is a malignant tumor that usually effects children under the age of 5. We are doing lots of research and are exploring all of our options. She will definitely need treatment but where or what is yet to be determined. We will try and keep this website up to date on all that is happening. It is a way to keep everyone up to date but also to just get my thoughts and feelings down, in essence a journal.***Since I first wrote "my story" Molly has been diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma and a brain tumor. We are at Children's Hospital in LA getting her the best care possible."
Donations can be made to the Molly Easton Medical Fund at El Dorado Savings Bank in Placerville or dropped off at the Diamond Springs/El Dorado Fire Station 49.
El Dorado Savings Bank
4040 El Dorado Road
Placerville
Diamond Springs/El Dorado Fire Station 49
501 Main Street
Diamond Springs
More information on Molly's story can be found at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mollyeaston
Blog post information and photos courtesy of the Easton family.
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