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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong> | 136<br />

137 | <strong>Little</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong><br />

GAGE<br />

Age 4 | Retinoblastoma<br />

<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Warrior</strong> Gage was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma at just<br />

2.5 years old. He had a grade E tumor with hundreds of seeds in<br />

his right eye.<br />

Due to the size of his tumor, over 75% of his eye and complete<br />

loss of vision, his right eye was enucleated. In the last year he has<br />

been put under anesthesia over 20 times for surgery and exams,<br />

even though this is very risky for him because of his malignant<br />

hyperthermia, which means he’s allergic to anesthesia.<br />

However, nothing can slow him down. He is currently cancer free<br />

and loving life with his 2 brothers and sister and his dog.

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