My name is Nicolas Mendez and I have cancer. This web site is for my family, for my friends, and for me and for all those that want to know about my life and what …
Nick’s mom noticed that his artificial eye was protruding slightly and a subsequent MRI revealed the mass. The tumor was on his left side, close to the base of his brain and not operable. Rhabdomyosarcoma …
When Tammy (Nick’s mom) noticed that Nick’s prosthesis was protruding all the ‘red flags’ went up as she suspected something was wrong. She requested an MRI of the head and was not given authorization by …
In the picture it is hard to tell which eye is real (not to be confused, he is showing off a tooth he lost). Nick’s prosthetic eye was hand made and hand painted by William …
When Nick’s eye was removed, an orbital implant was surgically implanted to replace the area in the orbit (bony cavity) that was occupied by the eye. The small, spherical implant is not visible but maintains …
The retinoblastoma tumor in Nick’s eye grew within his eyeball. As the tumor was very close to Nick’s optic nerve, which is connected to the brain. It was critical to remove the tumor as quickly …
Nick was diagnosed with a malignant cancerous tumor called Retinoblastoma – RB. This type of tumor originates in the retina, the layer of the eye, which enables the eye to see. This type of RB …
When Nick was 2 1/2 years old, he had returned from visiting his Grandma’s house and Grandma remarked that his left eye looked a little ‘funny’. We took Nick out of the car and stood …