HELP US GIVE CODY HIS SIGHT! CODY FEND LION DOROTHY LASCUOLA AND LION BILL HETRICK ARE HEADING UP THE BUTLER LIONS CLUB EFFORT TO RAISE FUNDS TO SEND CODY TO CHINA FOR TREATMENT. Cody, is an energetic, typical 2 year old little boy.  He loves music and jumping on his trampoline.  He enjoys swimming and riding on the quad with his Dad, Josh.  The only thing that sets him apart from other 2 year olds is his lack of sight. Cody was born blind, a condition called optic-nerve hypoplasia (ONH).  Cody has therapists that come to the house weekly to work with him.   Click on the below link to go to a webpage with additional information on Cody and Cody's treatment. CODY'S PAGE The Butler Lions Club has donotated $500 toward Cody's treatment.  Lion Dorothy and Lion Bill have put containers in Bussinesses and Public Buildings in the Butler Area.  They maintained the containers and collected this additional money and turned it over to Cody's family.  Cody will need additional treatment when he comes home and the Lions Club is looking at different fund raisers to help him out. Lion Dorothy and Lion Bill will keep us informed of Cody's progress and what is happening in his future. Cody and his extended family were guests of the Butler Lions Club at our March 4, 2008 meeting.  ... ... .... UPDATE June 30th, 2008 CODY CAN SEE ALL HIS COLORS!!! Well we've been back in the states for about a week, and I think we are almost all over our jetlag! Cody is like whole new kid! He is able to pick out ALL his colors! His eyes quit shaking, and his drooling is almost gone (thanks to Jason, our accupuncture doctor who did extremely well with Cody and his "moods")! We are so excited! Today grandma told Cody to go get his yellow truck out of his room...and he did! (the boy has about 10 different colored toy trucks). Anywhere we are, he can find where the sun is. I tell him to look at mommy, and he comes within 2 inches of my face and stares at me and smilies! No words can describe how great that feels to know that he sees us! July 28th, 2008 Cody's vision continues to improve each day. He was in the shower the other day. I saw him looking up, just in a total gaze. It didn't take long for me to figure out what he was so fascinated with....the water! He was able to see the drops of water from the shower! I am sure it through him for a loop, trying to figure out what "clear" actually meant. Until that moment, I never tried to actually explain what "clear" was to a person that never saw it before.  He loves to swim and loves water! I asked him if he wanted to go swimming in his pool, an he said "wa-wa" for the first time! Jolene, I know you'd love to hear this! :)  The communication barrior is still huge, but with hard work we are slowly closing the gap. He now loves to play peek-a-boo, and thinks it is just hilarious! Cody continues to explore the house, and every place he's never got into before.  He is fascinated by Daddy's tools, especially anything metal that he can throw on our kitchen floor to make a loud sound.  Luckily I've been able to intercept most before he reaches the kitchen.  He's able to pick out all his colors very well. We tell him to find us something in any color, and he is able to go get it or point to it. We are just so excited! Thank you to the Red Hat Society from Butler for having the mystery dinner for Cody. :) That was really great of you guys to do that! Also thank you to Kelly Vernon from the Independant Observer Newspaper in Scottdale for going above and beyond for Cody. The articles and pictures are so wonderful. Thank you for helping us to show the community how grateful we are for everyone's help, and for keeping everyone updated along the way! Cody will be starting pre-school in the fall.  He had a practice week last week, which he did great! I've been contacted by several families looking for more info on the stemcell treatments possibly for their friend or family member. I say to anyone who is reading this and has questions....please don't hesitate to contact me. I will do my best at answering questions, and if I don't have an answer for you- I can put you in contact with someone who does.  Here is my email- Jam29Isabel_sru@yahoo.com.  Keep checking for more updates!! Love you all! Jessie :)