Kids like Enoch Brown benefit when you support our local pediatric hospitals To look at baby Enoch's smiling face you would never know that when he was born, he had little chance of survival. As an Ethiopian infant born with a fused skull, a condition called Craniosynostosis, Enoch needed medical care that was not available in a third-world country. At 3 months old, he was extremely malnourished and weighed less than 5 pounds. A young Fort Worth missionary couple met Enoch and knew they were meant to be his parents. Through The Gladney Center, they began the adoption process and rushed him to Cook Children's for care. Before the neurosurgeons at Cook Children's could perform reconstructive surgery on his skull and forehead, they needed to get Enoch to a healthy weight. Five months after his arrival in the United States, and Enoch steadily gaining weight, he was ready for his surgery. "Our doctors at Cook Children's have been very nice, especially our anesthesiologist," said Abby Brown, Enoch's mother. "He came in and talked with us before the surgery, asking us about Enoch's adoption and his name. The whole conversation was so calming to us." Enoch's surgery was successful and today he is a healthy and happy toddler who will soon celebrate his first birthday. "Enoch certainly doesn't show any evidence of a baby who went through major surgery less than four months ago," said Abby. "He is just as busy and happy, and good-natured as a baby can be." "We have been so fortunate to have the care we have had at Cook Children's. Everyone has taken such good care of Enoch and of us." Enoch Brown