The survival rate of her type of cancer is higher than 95%. New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis takes a moment to pray after a play against the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 24, 2019, in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. “Why is it so final that you’ve got to take her eye out? This is something that is so rare, you don’t see it every day. Mrs. Davis is wearing a long-sleeved coat that has a lapel airplane pin. And of course, we’ve got Usher performing and Grammy-winning record producer, David Foster, will be the music director and emcee.” “Did I want to leave my wife behind in Nashville to deal with all that?” Demario said, adding that he contemplated opting out of the 2020 NFL season. Because retinoblastoma can be hereditary in some cases, all kids diagnosed with the cancer must undergo two forms of genetic testing. “What do you do?” Tamela said. Demario Davis and Tamela Gill Davis hold their daughter, Carly-Faith Davis in an undated photo. Once the Saints’ wives group found out, they showered the Davis family with love and support. In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Davis would be joining the second season of the TV series Heroes, as Monica Dawson, who was described as a "young hero" willing to "give up everything to help the people around her". That’s nothing she has to do, and yet, she heard about it and within a very limited amount of time, her donation was just sitting there. He knew Tamela would have to stay in Nashville for all of Carly-Faith’s follow-up appointments while raising and home-schooling their three other children. She’s happy and thriving — and celebrated her first birthday in July. No stranger to Type I diabetes, she has lived with the disease for forty years and has served on the Children’s Diabetes Foundation’s board of directors for more than a decade; Dana Davis is not stepping into unknown territory. Photo provided by the Davis family/April Belle Photos. She rarely fusses. For Demario Davis, it was faith that saved this Saints linebacker: 'My heart changed', The Saints' Demario Davis almost retired in 2016. Are there other things that can be done?” he recalled thinking. “The Saints have helped us navigate everything. “I call her Queen Benson,” Tamela said. “And from a priority standpoint, certainly the care of his child is his number one.”, Behind the scenes, Loomis and Payton worked with the NFL to make sure Davis could go to Nashville after every home game without incurring discipline for violating the league’s coronavirus protocol. The Davises have outlined a multi-pronged approach: Raising awareness for retinoblastoma; donating Carly-Faith’s eye to cancer research; and fundraising to alleviate the financial burdens for families of pediatric cancer patients. The Davis family, from left to right: Roman-Parker Davis, Summer-Joy Davis, Demario Davis, Bailey-Grace Davis, Tamela Gill Davis, and Carly-Faith Davis. So Tamela brought their 10-month-old daughter into the appointment while Demario waited in the car. She routinely finds handwritten letters in her mailbox and flowers on her doorstep from women whose husbands may or may not still play for the Saints. They explained what happened to their baby sister, alleviating the kids’ potential fears at the same time. After five months of monthly procedures, doctors told Tamela last week that everything continues to look good for Carly-Faith, so they pushed out her next appointment for a couple months. “He’s handling it, but as a parent, you want to be with your kid. This is another platform that God has granted us, this is another part of our story. Her blood test came back negative for the mutation in June, so the Davises are hopeful the tumor test comes back negative, too (there’s no word on when they’ll receive those results). Tamela didn’t have to cook for her family of six for weeks. The situation unfolded differently inside the medical center. Nothing can hold me down.’ ”. But Payton said helping Demario navigate this was “an easy decision” that “made a lot of sense.”, Demario added: “They told me I had nothing to worry about.”. (Travel outside of team-related reasons is disallowed this season. As one doctor examined Carly-Faith, more doctors came in. They have a strong support system. Her newfound energy was on display the same day she had surgery. Because of that, they needed to act swiftly to stop the cancer’s spread. “Now Carly-Faith has only one eye, and she has to go through the rest of her life with only one eye, but we will have one made that will help her look extremely normal,” Tamela recalls Demario telling their children. Hun er allikevel mest kjent for rollen som Monica Dawson i superhelt-serien Heroes Biografi Tidlig liv, familie og utdannelse. Tamela added: “When you're impacted by something directly, it hits you a different way. Both of our faiths pulled us through,” Demario said. “Sometimes our eye colors transition. This is how it changed the Saints LB and his family. The Saints linebacker distracted himself with phone calls and reading, trying to escape his family’s newfound reality: something was seriously wrong with Carly-Faith. For decades Barbara Davis and her signature black-tie event, The Carousel Ball, raised the bar on fundraising events, leveraging her vast network of celebrities, politicians and Denver’s crème of the philanthropic set. For Demario, confusion hit first. “Her life has been drastically changed and this is something that we'll all be reminded of forever,” Tamela said. “Literally from the day she came home from the hospital, she started to do new things,” Tamela said. “We want to help make these families feel loved and feel that they’re not going through this alone,” Tamela said. Both Loomis and Payton were incredibly understanding of Davis’ situation, he said, adding that their reaction played a big part into him choosing to play. Their kids weren’t the only ones they needed to inform. It’ll go away.’ ”. Dana Kay is standing on top of a table next to her mother and has her arm around her '10 Things I Hate About You': What would have been in season two, "KSM – I Want You to Want Me (10 Things I Hate About You Version)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_Davis&oldid=974975705, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episodes: "Say Something", "The UnGraduate", This page was last edited on 26 August 2020, at 01:24. Demario Davis and Tamela Gill Davis hold their daughter, Carly-Faith Davis in an undated photo. A wave of emotions washed over Demario and Tamela. When they held her up, though, nothing. Still, it’s an emotional challenge for him to be away. But the glint wasn’t visible from every angle, and it seemed to disappear in various lighting at the Davises’ part-time home in New Orleans. However, the timing coincided with the country’s coronavirus outbreak, and Carly-Faith’s pediatrician wanted the threat of COVID-19 to simmer before bringing her back in. Demario called up Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and coach Sean Payton with the news shortly after finding out his daughter’s prognosis. Disclosure: These are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, NOLA.com may earn a commission on purchases made via clicks on those links. Demario called his aunt, Mary Gullatte, a doctor who works in cancer research at Emory University in Atlanta, and had her speak with the primary doctor about Carly-Faith’s case. This year’s 29th Annual Carousel Ball honors Broncos own NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, John Elway and his wife Paige. “Every one of us, regardless of what we do, whatever industry we're in, when we have peace of mind at home, generally we perform better,” Payton said. But the Davises are trying to focus on silver linings. “We want them to know that they have some support.”, Tamela “didn’t even know eye cancer” existed before Carly-Faith’s diagnosis. The large tumor had already consumed Carly-Faith’s left eye. “There’s no way they couldn’t be.”, You’ll have to excuse Demario Davis for being a little emotional in the aftermath of the New Orleans Saints’ season opening win against the Ta…, The Saints have had two home primetime games this season, making those travel arrangements a little more challenging. but now i am currently living in bradenton, florida. It had pushed on her pupil and left her blind in that eye as the tumor reached its most advanced stage. Education doesn’t just pertain to patients. Photos courtesy of Silver Spur Marketing. And then we'll go from there.’ ”. Benson, her heart and her desire to just serve others, it’s just amazing. Dana Davis (born October 4, 1978) is an American actress and author, known for playing Monica Dawson on the NBC series Heroes (2007), Chastity Church on the ABC Family television series 10 Things I Hate About You (2009–10) and Carmen Phillips on the TNT series Franklin & Bash (2011-2013). “Nothing could prepare your heart or your mind to process this,” Tamela said. They reassured her that it was just a possibility, and they were taking every scenario under consideration. “There are different challenges as she grows and develops that will potentially come along with that, but we are just all just so grateful for her life.”. The Carolina Panthers were thriving in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, having just wrapped up a nine-play, 65-yard touchdown drive that chewed up…. Carly-Faith is showing signs of progress. I’m always speechless and always so moved and encouraged by her grace and the way she serves her community and also serves those around her.”. Davis played the role of Peyton in the hit film Coach Carter (2005) alongside Ashanti. At that point, doctors didn’t know if the cancer had spread to her right eye or into her brain. She also starred as Lisa Hines in Prom Night (2008). Carly-Faith didn’t need chemotherapy or radiation, but her treatment plan is far from over while they await results of additional tests. The Children’s Diabetes Foundation, as I see it, has an opportunity not only to educate about Type I diabetes, but to share the hope these advancements bring and tell the stories of diabetics who are living amazing lives. The Davises will match every donation up to $10,000, which would raise $20,000 for the hospital so it can continue to research these cancers, educate families whose child was just diagnosed and provide them with resources, and make capital improvements to its cancer care facilities. The youngest daughter of Barbara and Marvin Davis, the family was living in Denver during the 70’s, when Dana was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. The Davises worked with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt for the fundraiser, and all donations through Carly-Faith’s campaign page will go to the hospital that treated her. “Although I'm so far away, I haven't felt alone,” Tamela said. Tamela initially chalked it up to her family’s history of unique eye colors. That same night, Carly-Faith crawled around the house and rolled around playing with her Elmo toy. “As we left the hospital with our daughter, I just looked at all the mothers and parents that were huddled around their kids' beds that were in a lot worse situation than we were in,” Demario said. Demario and Tamela gathered their three other children — Bailey-Grace, 7; Roman-Parker, 5; and Summer-Joy, 4 — around their play table. The event is sold out, so a lucky 1,000 guests will be gala-ing it up at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center on October 2nd. They’ve been so supportive and helpful through this whole process — from the players to the front office, it’s our community.”. “You should always kiss them and hug them and love them as much as you can, because you just never know.”. “But don’t be afraid that this is going to happen to you. “It was a hard conversation, but they handled it way better than I probably would have at their age,” she said. Mrs. Davis and her daughter are standing in front of an empty wall, smiling. When I became involved, really involved (for the past six months she’s been serving as CDF’s Interim Executive Director), I had no idea how many inspiring people I would meet, strong, vital people who have changed the face of diabetes.”, Dana shared with me about the event itself.

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