The Mansson family had just moved to Park City in the summer of 2020 when symptoms landed Little p in the hospital.
A cancer diagnosis of infantile fibrosarcoma resulted in several surgeries, as well as multiple rounds of chemotherapy and radiation.
In April 2022, having exhausted every treatment available, Parker was once again admitted to the hospital where she lived for several weeks before passing away. She was just 11-years-old.
Her mother, Heather Masson, said her third child was delightful.
“Parker was just a vibrant, effervescent spirit full of life,” Masson said on KPCW’s “Local News Hour” April 23. “But Parker was like any you know, nine-year-old girl. She loved dancing, she loved animals, she loved people. She really soaked up every second of life while she was here, and she still remains a big inspiration for me, and that's what helps me to keep moving forward and keep her name alive.”
To keep Parker’s memory alive, Heather and her husband started the Little p Project to help raise money for cancer research.
“For Parker, we decided to also allocate money to families at Primary Children's Medical Center that are undergoing treatment for sarcoma, who are in financial distress,” Masson said. “Parker liked helping families that are going through that journey to lighten the load a little bit with whether it be utility bills or mortgages or anything that's helps them to kind of take that off the table, and the parents can just focus on their child.”
The Little p Gala will be held Saturday, May 17 at the National Ability Center starting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $200 per person or $1750 for a table of 10.
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