Tamiyah may not have the best eyesight, but it doesn’t take much to see a bright future for this little girl. At the age of 3, Tamiyah is a fighter, having lived most of her life battling cancer. In October 2018, when Tamiyah was just a year old, she was diagnosed with type II neurofibromatosis. It caused tumors known as optic gliomas to form on both of her optic nerves. Every two weeks, Tamiyah would travel to receive treatment. The drive to Atlanta takes four hours, so each trip was no simple undertaking for her family. Despite the hardships presented by COVID-19, Tamiyah’s treatment was able to continue as scheduled. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) was able to make Tamiyah’s journey a little bit easier by providing her family with gas cards to help on their long drives to the hospital. Tamiyah may not be cancer-free yet, but in just three years of life, her family is so proud of how far she's come. Read her full story on the website here. 

Information provided by Lashondra, Tamiyah's mom

Updated June 2021