Parker Strong

Parker Browning is a remarkable little boy that has undergone far too much in his short life.
Parker was diagnosed with infantile spasms at six months old and experienced frequent seizures as an infant and toddler. At approximately 18 months of age he underwent an MRI and was diagnosed with cortical dysplasia, a congenital condition characterized by malformation of cortical development. After failed success to regulate his seizures with medication, he underwent brain surgery in June 2014 in which his right temporal lobe and insula were removed. Angel and Paul Browning explained that their tiny baby would sleep up to 18 hours a days prior to his surgery. Post-surgery Parker learned 300 words in a month! Things were improving, but the road to recovery was a long and hard one. Loss of motor function on his left side was noted post-surgery. Still, you can see this little difference in the way that Parker walks and runs, though it is just another adorably unique Parker trait. Parker underwent countless medication trials to see what helped (many made him very sick). He has also had to endure numerous brain studies, trying for such a small baby and his family.
When we received word that a little boy, with a portion of his brain removed, would be attending Durham Elementary School  it was impossible to know what to expect. What was truly unexpected was that he was extraordinary- charming, adorable, and protective of his peers. Parker is articulate, he will talk for hours about his interests. Forever curious, asking lots of questions. He loves to sing! Recently he stopped story time in the library so that he could stand up and sing to his peers. On the last day of school he told everyone that he would see them, “when I am in first grade!”
Parker enjoyed a wonderful kindergarten year at Durham Elementary School, despite a period in the fall when he was very sick and back in the hospital. On the third of July 2018 Paul Browning informed Parker’s teacher that Parker would be missing the first sixth months of his highly anticipated first grade year, he has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL).

We have set up this Go Fund Me account for this precious little six year old boy, and his family. Truly a personality like no other, impossible to describe without knowing him. He has immediately begun chemotherapy and extremely painful spinal taps. Once again this family is back to its all too familiar fight for Parker. Paul and Angel are staying very positive, they report that the hospital staff love Parker. Jeff, Parker’s favorite nurse, now allows Parker to take his own vital signs!

The family is going to be in Sutter Hospital in Sacramento  for a long while, with numerous trips back and forth. Angel and Paul each have jobs to support their two children. Medical bills will be astronomical, without considering travel, food, missed work, and hotels. In 2009, pediatric cancer hospitalization cost in the United States averaged $40,400, nearly five times higher than hospitalization for any other pediatric condition ($8,100). The greatest costs were for leukemia ($55,700) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma ($46,900)
Every family would do whatever they could to save the life of their precious boy....and the Browning family is no different

We are asking everyone from our close wonderful community and beyond to please donate to help ease the pressures of the extreme financial burden that is sure to come. Let's do our best to help take ONE small thing off their long list of worries.