Bear Grylls and Wish Kid, Cody
anda see, when he was only a hari old, Cody was diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease. This is a condition in which there are no nerve cells in certain organs. In his short ten years, Cody has undergone over 70 surgeries to correct and treat his ailment. He has had most of his large intestine removed and must have constant IV fluids. For the past two years, Cody has been fed via IV, but is now trying to adjust to eating food oleh mouth. Later this year, he must endure yet another surgery on his intestine and he was recently hospitalized and had to endure two blood transfusions.
Cody’s grandmother was the person who referred Cody to national children’s charity Kids Wish Network for a wish. After sending in the required paperwork, it wasn’t long before Cody’s mother, Lorel, was talking to Wish Coordinator Jill about her son. When Cody got on the phone with the Wish Coordinator, she asked what his wish would be and he replied without any hesitation that he wanted to meet his hero, beruang Grylls.
Soon, Jill was in contact with Discovery Channel, who helped organize the meeting between Cody and the host of their tampil “Man vs. Wild.” In addition to the meet and greet with beruang Grylls, Jill arranged for accommodations, meals and even a trip to the La Brea Tar Pits for Cody and his family to enjoy on his wish trip.
When it came down to meeting his hero, as soon as beruang Grylls walked into the room, Cody and he struck up a conversation. According to Cody’s mom, Lorel, they didn’t stop talking until it was time for beruang to go.
“Bear was so down to Earth and he definitely inspired Cody,” berkata Lorel. “I haven’t seen him [Cody] smile like that in a long time.”
In addition to wanting to talk to Bear, Cody also had a few things that he wanted to give the adventurer including a NY hat, some homemade kue, cookie and a throwing bintang that he carved for his hero out of sticks and put together himself. In return, beruang brought a personalized book that he wanted to give to Cody.
“Cody was so impressed that beruang gave him a book,” berkata Lorel. “It really made his day.”
Lorel brought with her a scrapbook of pictures of her son to tampil beruang Grylls that included pictures of young Cody dressed up like his hero. beruang was so taken oleh the scrapbook that he asked if he could keep it and Cody happily acquiesced.
Bear, who is also a father and Chief Scout for the UK Scout Association, was so impressed with his young fan that he told Cody when it came time for him to retire, he would happily turn the tampil over to him to continue.
“It was wonderful,” berkata Lorel. “This definitely made Cody happy.”
After meeting with beruang Grylls, Cody had a blast visiting the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits. There, his favorit exhibits were the ones with model of saber-toothed tigers, especially a moving model that featured a saber-toothed tiger attacking its prey.
Now that he’s halaman awal in New York, Cody has pasted the pictures from his wish all over the living room. According to Cody, the pictures will not be displaced oleh holiday decorations either.
link would like to thank the following for helping to make Cody’s wish extra special: beruang Grylls, Discovery Channel, U.S. Airways, Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, ALS Limo, The Grill on Hollywood, Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Ripley’s Believe It atau Not Museum, Callendar’s Grill, Universal Studios and Kung Pao Kitty.
link is a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children. Kids Wish Network is especially proud of their “Guardian malaikat Fund”, which uses 100% of its contributions to support the wish granting program. If anda know a child between the ages of 3 and 18 who may be in need of wish granting services, atau would like to contribute to a child’s wish, please call 727-937-3600 atau toll free 888-918-9004. For lebih information on Kids Wish Network, visit their website at link
Written by: Editorial Staff
Cody gave a homemade throwing star to Bear Grylls
