Cody
Age 12
Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children
Arteriovenous Malformation
10-year-old Cody was suddenly struck with an excruciating headache – it was so bad, in fact, that his mom rushed him to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for urgent medical care. The experts found an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) that led to excessive bleeding in his brain and extreme pressure and swelling. This rare condition caused Cody to lay unconscious in the pediatric intensive care unit for several weeks.
Due to Cody’s fragile condition and inoperable location of the AVM, physicians used state-of-the-art technology through Gamma Knife radiation treatment to relieve the pressure, but the AVM remained. When Cody finally woke up, he had to re-learn everything, from sitting to walking and talking.
Through it all, Cody never gave up. While he continues to regain his strength, he is developing additional new talents. Cody is participating in school musicals and the school dance club. He is also playing basketball and volleyball again with friends.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Champions
Champions is a Children's Miracle Network
Hospitals program that brings attention to the important work being done at its
170 children’s hospitals. It does this by honoring 54 remarkable kids who have
faced severe medical challenges, and helping them tell their stories.
The Champions program designates a child in every state who has bravely battled a serious injury or illness. The Champions represent the 17 million children treated at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals every year. The 2012 Champions have dealt with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses including genetic diseases, organ transplants and traumas, as well as various types of cancer.
The Champions travel for a week in September, first to Washington, D.C., where they traditionally meet with their state representatives on Capitol Hill and visit the White House. They then take a private chartered flight, provided by Delta Air Lines, to Orlando, Fla. While there, Champions meet Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals corporate partners, hospital representatives and media partners. These groups convene to celebrate a year of medical miracles during the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Celebration event at Walt Disney World Resort.
The Champions program designates a child in every state who has bravely battled a serious injury or illness. The Champions represent the 17 million children treated at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals every year. The 2012 Champions have dealt with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses including genetic diseases, organ transplants and traumas, as well as various types of cancer.
The Champions travel for a week in September, first to Washington, D.C., where they traditionally meet with their state representatives on Capitol Hill and visit the White House. They then take a private chartered flight, provided by Delta Air Lines, to Orlando, Fla. While there, Champions meet Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals corporate partners, hospital representatives and media partners. These groups convene to celebrate a year of medical miracles during the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Celebration event at Walt Disney World Resort.
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