Because of the costly medical bills, the family had to sell their home and are living with relatives.
"It was surprising, but we knew that the chances were 50/50," mother Angie Rush of Atlanta told"Good Morning America.""I had been told by doctors most of my life that because of the genetic mutation with the retinoblastoma that I have in both eyes I had a 50/50 chance of passing it on."
Angie Rush of Atlanta, Georgia, is seen in an undated photo with her son Carter, 7 months. Carter and his two brothers were diagnosed with the same type of cancer all within a few years.Dr. Thomas Olson, director of the solid tumor program at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, confirmed the cancer the brothers have is hereditary.
Tristen, 5, Caison, 3 and their little brother Carter Rush, 7 months, are being treated for retinoblastoma."Because mom had retinoblastoma, the babies were checked at birth," he added."Even though Carter was not diagnosed until 6 months old, he was being screened since birth. Pediatricians check for a certain type of reflex in the eye. Anytime there's something abnormal in the eye, the child should be seen by an ophthalmologist.
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