Kylie Harris

One-day, when Kylie was 2 and a half, she was dancing around the room and after a twirl, she turned to look at her younger brother Noah and her left eye was looking to the extreme outside. That is when Kylie was referred to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. On May 3, 1999, Kylie underwent an MRI and we were told that our sweet, 3-year-old little girl had a 2 ½ inch diameter brain tumor. Kylie was in therapy 8 ½ years. While relearning to walk, Kylie fell and hit her head. At age 5, an MRI showed Kylie’s tumor was back. In July of 2001, Kylie underwent her third craniotomy. Her tumor was considered 100% removed. Kylie woke up in ICU and told her neurosurgeon; “I want a hamburger and I want to go home”. 34 hours after entering the hospital for a craniotomy, Kylie was discharged. In July of 2005, Kylie’s tumor was back again. This time, there were two “flecks” seen on the MRI behind each optic nerve. It has been almost 10 years and the “flecks” have not changed. Kylie is who she is today, because of an amazing amount of answered prayers, her sheer determination, because of the incredible doctors/nurses/therapists at CHOA.