“Reason this person is a Gold Ribbon Hero: Clayton is 21 months old and is fighting Retinoblastoma, a rare type of eye cancer found in children.  He was diagnosed with this disease on June 18th and on June 24th had surgery to remove his right eye due to the size and severity of the tumor.  Clayton has recently had another procedure to have a port placed in his chest to begin chemotherapy on July 22nd. Throughout all the procedures and painful testing, Clayton has remained our happy, loving, smiling, energetic little boy. He amazes me everyday!  He has definitely made this whole nightmare much easier for us, his family, to handle.  He makes us stronger and is our little hero!” – Jessica E