up date on Cody

Infection lands Cody back in hospital
Nelson Wednesday, 12 March 2008

A rare complication-free period has come to an end for seriously ill Nelson teenager Cody Walsh, who has been hospitalised for another week.
Cody, 16, has a rare and potentially fatal condition where the bowel sits incorrectly in the body and in September last year he had an emergency operation to remove most of his upper and lower intestine.
Now he is largely fed a glucose solution directly into his bloodstream via a device known as a Hickman line.
His only chance of eating normally again is an upper intestine and liver transplant in Toronto, Canada, at a cost exceeding $1 million.
Infections have meant he has come close to death a number of times.
He was the subject of a feature article in Saturday's Nelson Mail.
He had not had any major complications for more than three weeks - the longest period since he was diagnosed in September.
However, family friend Nyle Sunderland said Cody was rushed to Nelson Hospital on Saturday with a high temperature.
Tests showed he had a blood infection which had got into his feeding line.
There were fears the infection would mean moving the feeding tube to another artery, which would jeopardise an eventual transplant, but the infection was not bad enough to warrant that. Cody was expected to be in hospital for the rest of the week .
A blog - www.codywalsh.blogspot.com - has been set up to help raise funds and awareness of Cody's plight.
Donations can also be made to the Cody Walsh Transplant Fund at any Westpac branch or in collection tins at bars and cafes in Nelson.