Update on Cody

Cody had to have surgery due to another faulty line...It cracked and caused problems for him..Then he got an infection.Cody has been through so much. He's such a little fighter. Please continue to pray for Cody and his family.

Last night the PTO put on a spaghetti supper in honor of Cody. Many people volunteered and helped with last night's supper. Thank you so much for all of your support.The turn out was wonderful. It's just goes to show you how much people care.

Cody will be turning one in a couple of weeks..It's difficult being in the hospital but also having your baby have his first birthday there..Please continue to pray for Cody and his family.

Spaghetti Dinner

On Tuesday, February 12th at 6:00 P.M. the PTO will be holding their annual spaghetti dinner at East Auburn School cafeteria. Again this year there is no set cost for dinner and instead donations will be accepted and encouraged!

On Tuesday, February 12th at 6:00 P.M. the PTO will be holding their annual spaghetti dinner at East Auburn School cafeteria. Again this year there is no set cost for dinner and instead donations will be accepted and encouraged!

This year they will be donating the money that they collect to a special little boy!
Cody Bryant-Oldham !

We hope that you can join us for our annual spaghetti dinner!


Cody is starting to lose more hair. Tomorrow the hospital's hairdresser is going to shave his head so our little Cody will be bald.

Please continue to hold Cody and his family in your prayers.

New Line for Cody

Cody had surgery today since one of his lines had a crack in it which cause a lot of bleeding. The doctor replaced his line and his shunt. Cody came out of surgery a little while ago and he was doing good. Cody is starting to lose his hair. It is slowly falling out.

The Auburn PTO is having a Spaghetti Supper the week before school vacation. More details to follow.. Again thank you to so many people who keep holding Cody and his family in their prayers. It is so difficult on Shannon and Dana. The hospital staff is so supportive which is a big help..

Phase One Completed

We had a good turn out for our fundraiser at Spare time..It's so unbelievable how much people care that don't even know Cody. Ex: one lady won the 50/50 then turned around and gave it to The Cody Trust Fund.The posters and brochures came out so nicely. They really show how precious this little boy is. As a whole so many people are so caring and sympathetic. We had a very good day..

Cody has finished his first round of chemo..Cody will have around three weeks of rest before the doctors does phase two of chemo. Cody looks so much better..His eyes aren't red and he has lost some of the swelling and puffiness that he had. Hopefully with lots of prayers Cody will continue to get better. He is in one of the best hospitals that he could be in. The doctors and staff there are wonderful.. Thank you so much to all of the friends and people that supported Cody, Shanon and Dana..I know they appreciate so much...

Fundraiser

Well most of you probably already know that we are having a fundraiser on Saturday 1/26/07 at Spare Time Recreation. It's from 11-4. There is a bowling tournament going on and we are going to be there raising money for Cody..Please pass the word along to anyone who wants to stop by. It's a good start to raising money for Shannon, Dana and Cody. Hope to see many of you there.

Cody was given platelets yesterday. The doctor also took out one of his lines as he didn't need it at this time..Barb said that his eyes look so much better...

The school PTO is going to put on a Spaghetti Dinner for Cody in the near future..I don't have dates yet...Continue to pray for Cody and his family..They need all the love and support that we can give them.

8th Day of Chemo

Cody has had 8 days of chemo. He has two more days to go for phase one. The doctors also gave him a blood transfusion yesterday. Because of all the liquids and chemo he goes through lots and lots of clothes. He usually goes through 7-8 jammies a day. He tends to retains some fluids thus he has some swelling. He needs loose clothing so it doesn't bother his shunt which is for the chemo treatments.

Cody is weary of anyone who walks through the door. If he doesn't know you he thinks you are there to poke and prod him.

Shannon tries to keep her spirits up but it is so difficult. Cody turns 11 months in two days. He is still active as he is crawling and standing. The floor is very slippery so Cody needs socks that have grippers on them.

We want to thank all the different people who have offered to get PJ's, socks and other things for Cody. It is so much appreciated by everyone. Thanks a million to all of Cody's angels and friends out there. It is so amazing how much people care that don't even know Cody.

Please continue to pray for Cody and his family. We will try to keep everyone updated and posted on how Cody is doing.

Update on Cody

Cody is such a little trooper. As far as Leukemia is concerned there are two kinds you could have , ALL or AML, Aml being the worse of the two.They did find out that Cody does indeed have AML....., the prognosis for children Cody's age is not good, for children 1-4 yrs old with AML they have a 23% survival rate.

Phase 1 is the first round of chemo.which started today. They will do 10 treatments in 1 month. Then they will stop and do another test and see what his count is.If there are still cancer cells they will wait a bit and then begin Phase 2 which is the 2nd round of chemo, 10 treatments for another month, stop , test again, and do Phase 3 if needed which is another round of chemo. After Phase 3 is when the decision would be made if he would need to have a bone marrow transplant.

He is scheduled to be in the hospital for the next 6 weeks, but it could be up to 6 months. Because his immune system would be down, he is likely to catch many things, but it would not be from others necessarily , but from himself and the bacteria that his own body creates, he won';t be able to fight them. His blood type is O+ and they are looking into what can be done to have people tested as possible donors for the bone marrow if needed.

A normal child/ person should have a white blood cell count around 7500, when Cody went into the hospital for testing his count was at 70, by Tuesday his white blood cell count was at 125.The good piece of news was that when they did his spinal test there were no cancer cells found there so that means there is no cancer in his organs or body cells, so that is good.

Please continue to pray for Cody and his family. It's so hard to imagine such a little guy fighting for his life..I will have a picture tomorrow and will post it so you have a picture of him when you pray for him. Thanks so much for all of your prayers..