A PERSONAL NOTE - CHELSEA
Cody and I are just about to settle in for the night. I'm about to start
playing Wall-E. I have been playing his favorite music all day which
he seems to be enjoying.
I was just talking to the nurse and she was
admiring his wall and she said she has never seen a wall so full of
posters, cards, and pictures. She also asked if he had kids. I think
she was looking at TJ's coloring book drawing or maybe it was the
wonderful drawings from Skye and Spider Schlopy. Whatever she was
looking at she was impressed with all the support he has. She also
pointed out that he always seems to have lots of girls visiting him. I
had to agree with her and tell her he is very popular with the ladies.
I'm looking forward to what tomorrow will bring.
Please check out this link. KSL NBC did a piece on him this evening.
Barb,
Not sure if you'll see this, our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Steve Dionne / LA-NH
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Such a devastating injury but he sounds like an extraordinary young man. With all our love and prayers, along with his hard work, he should recover and get back out on the slopes, where he belongs!
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Keep up the good work! It's encouraging to read the most recent posts. I wish I were there with you, in that very strange state you live in. Come on Code, wake the fuck up little man!
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Great piece on Tv. You guys are doing such a great job. I wake up and read this and catch it a couple tmes a day. Chelsea you are such a nurse. How did he like WallEEEEE. Everything you've posted froma nursing view sounds really up. Keep going!!!
Wake up Cod
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love your blog. as a nurse, i am impressed with your great care and insight. my own brother suffered a head injury from a motorcycle accident when he was hit by a car (14 years ago this labor day). that lead me to take a job in the neuro icu at a major hospitalin indianapolis. staying close to his side, staying upbeat, providing PT to improve circulation are all great interventions. sounds like he is coming along. my brother didn't fare as well. his icp hit 30s +, and his sbp dropped to 60,70-80s. the levophed could not keep up with that falling bp. no spontaneous breathing either. we let him go on day 5. the technology has improved so much since then and you are at a premier facility. my prayers and thoughts are with you. keep up the excellent work and know that their are lots of people who don't take the time to write that are thinking of you
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My husband and I are both instructors at Killington so this message is really directed more for Don and Barb, although I always remembered Barb out there on the mountain with her children trailing behind like little chicks. We had followed Cody's ski progress from then as a child to his great expertise now, and, of course, were horrified to learn of the accident. Know that our prayers are so very much with you all. We know that Cody's determination which has brought him ahead in the ski world will also bring him through this crisis. It's not an easy battle, but we are out there cheering for him and also for all of you there at his side. With much love, Chickie and Paul Rosenberg
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Cody!
Remember the day we spent the whole afternoon trying to get Mardi Gras beads out of a tree? We went up and down the old Killington double rocking the chair and attempting to catch the beads with some bamboo. We tried at least a dozen times. And when that failed you climbed the damn pine tree maybe 30 ft in the air with your ski boots on. The whole tree was swaying back and forth. Barb thought we were stupid and why were we wasting time when we could be skiing? I have always appreciated your unpredictable humor and ability to make entertainment out of the mundane. Spring skiing with you and Jesse and Barb and Chelsea and Tucker and whoever else joins us are some of my finest memories from Killington. I hope to see you back there someday soon, although these days I’m spending about as much time in the hospital as you!
All the best,
Morgan
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To Cody's family- Our ski-racing 15 year old daughter suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury in April while training SuperG, just a few weeks after she was in the J3JO's. We know what it is like to spend hours pinching and saying "squeeze my hand", watching for ANY sign, and waiting and waiting, while your loved one is in a coma. You have our prayers and are in our thoughts- we have been there. On our small scale, the support from the Pacific NW ski racing community was incredible. Cody has it world wide.
The road to recovery is long and unpredictable. We have been amazed at how well our daughter has done. Hang in there and never give up hope. Maybe some day she and Cody will have a chance to meet on the slopes and they can trade stories about waking up from a coma.
Marilyn
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Cody--u J,C,T,B&D--are the best unowicaresomuch santa is waiting
jess callme
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It has been a longtime since I have seen Cody but he is not a person that one easily forgets - both for his sense of adventure and his more reflective moments. My fondest memories of Cody are of various sledding adventures and heated board games. Courage and patience to Cody and to those who are with Cody each day.
Elizabeth
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