On March 4, 2004, God gave us our second child, another beautiful baby boy. We named him Matthew Austin Mayo. We decided on Matthew because we liked the meaning of Matthew (Gift from God). We call him "Mattie".
Retinoblastoma is a childhood cancer arising from immature retinal cells in one or both eyes and can strike from the time a child is in the womb up to 5 years of age. It begins with white blotches in one or both eyes. This cancer is curable if caught early enough. However, 87% of the children stricken with this disease worldwide die!