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MIssing You on Your Birthday...
Cody James - 8 Years Old
A TRUE RACER FALLS BEHIND, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR HIM TO CATCH UP BEFORE HE CAN WIN!!!
I no longer believe in miracles, I rely on them.
CODY JAMES HOFFMAN
APRIL 14, 1996 - AUGUST 18, 2005
~~~THIS IS CODY'S STORY~~~
On October 30, 1999 at the age of 3, our son Cody was diagnosed with High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Cody underwent 2 � years of intense chemotherapy and completed his POG protocol on May 18, 2002. During a routine monthly check up on August 19, 2002 Cody was preliminarily diagnosed in Relapse, this was confirmed on August 30, 2002.
Cody�s prognosis was minimal at best. He was placed in the National Bone Marrow Registry and 2 Unrelated Cord Blood matches were identified at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.
On November 10, 2002, we left for Durham where we spent nearly a year. Cody underwent several rounds of total body radiation and then received his Bone Marrow Transplant on New Years Eve 2002.
In March of 2003, only three months post transplant, Cody suffered another relapse making it necessary for him to have surgery to remove the Lekemic mass...Cody did well with that and the med changes and the Leukemia did not return in full force.
In September of 2003, Cody suffered Electorlyte Renal Failure and was hospitalized in the PICU for several weeks after his release we returned to Duke to stay for another few months. We returned home and began post-transplant care at CHKD in Norfolk.
Cody had no major issues until March of 2005 when he started loosing weight. He was hospitalized to treat the problem and was released after two weeks. Within two weeks we returned to the hospital where Cody was admited again...On June 8, 2005, Cody was released from the hospital once again, still fighting GvHD but from the comfort of his own home.
Unfortunately, our release was only good for 5 days before Cody had to be readmitted. Cody was fighting Parainfluenza 3 Pneumonia.
Regardless of the situation, Cody always continued to fight.
WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED!!!
On July 31, 2005, Cody suffered a Pulmonary Hemmorage and was placed on Life Support...we truly thought he would recover, sadly, his body was unable to recover from all of it's issues and on August 18, 2005 at 4:23 p.m. Cody flew free into the arms of the ABBA FATHER.
Our lives are forever changed and our hearts will forever be broken...We are grateful for the time we had with our LITTLE MAN...
"Dear friends, do not be surprised at that the painful trial that you are suffering as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you are participating in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed."
1 Peter 4:12-13
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Journal
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 1:58 AM EST I am not okay.
It was on this day at this time your dad and I were rushing to the hospital...I was definitely in labor.
We arrived at the hospital. It was 2:10 a.m. You were born 42 minutes later at 2:52 a.m.
That was 13 years ago today.
13 years ago. We had so much hope. We had no idea what was in store for us.
THIS SUCKS. You should be here. You should be on your way to becoming a man. You should have your whole life ahead of you.
You should.
I miss you more than words. More than life. More than anything. My heart hurts for you every single day. I just wish that things could have turned out different. I just wish that life would have been better for you. I just wish there had been less pain...less suffering...more time.
I hate this. My heart is broken. I miss you. I love you.
Happy Birthday, Lil Man.
Love, Mom.
Read Journal History
Hospital Information: Patient Room: HEAVEN Completely Healed
In the Arm's of the ABBA FATHER
Mommy Misses Cody
Links: http://www.cafepress.com/curecody We have transformed the Cure Cody Store to a Remember Cody store. Check out the new stuff and find out what we are working towards!
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