A benefit concert and dinner for Britney Barninger, a young mother and wife who recently suffered two strokes, will be held at the Armory in Santa Anna on January 26th, beginning at approximately 5:00 PM.
The public is invited to attend and help support the family as they work to help Britney recover.
Britney is the mother of one and three-year-old boys and the wife of Matt Barninger, of Barninger Brothers Construction. Britney suffered a stroke at her home in Santa Anna while sitting on the couch admiring the snow with her two boys. She was quickly taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital in Coleman, then rushed to the larger and more specialized Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, where she continues to be treated in the intensive care unit.
She was making strides in her recovery while at Hendrick, walking with assistance on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 8th-9th, then that Thursday morning, she suffered yet another stroke. She was rushed into surgery, where half of her skull was removed to relieve pressure caused by swelling. Friends report that Britney nearly lost the fight on the trip to Hendrick and had to be resuscitated again during surgery.
Britney was a vibrant and beautiful woman who loved her job at Senior Care of Brownwood as a rehab tech, said close friend Autumn Davis. She had just gone from working full time to a part time position so that she could attend RN school at Ranger College, starting this week. Due to the situation, Ranger has pushed her enrollment to January 2014.
Because Britney had dropped to part time employment, the family has no insurance to cover her medical expenses. A fundraiser website,
