Cody and Amy were married in 2002.  Three years later they welcomed Hutton into their home, shortly after this joyous event the Anderson’s nightmare began as Cody became extremely sick and was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis.  Because of the all-consuming nature of the illness, Cody had to quit his job and after 2 years of pain and anguish, they opted for surgery.  Generally, it takes two surgeries to get back on your feet, but Cody had several complications, resulting in multiple hospitalizations and several other corrective surgeries.

In 2009 Cody was on the mend, devoting himself to his family and giving them the life they deserved!  They were even lucky enough to have one more child, Huston.  In the spring of 2010 he was hit again, this time he was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC).  This disease damages and blocks bile ducts inside and outside the liver and by winter 2010 Cody was once again admitted to the hospital due to a bleeding ulcer close to his liver.  They were told that his liver was enlarged and was not operating at 100% .  After the failure of a stent placement he was given his last option; He needed a liver transplant at the age of 31.  Shockingly, a Liver Transplant is considered as an elective surgery, and the insurance does not cover everything.