June 2, 2011 the skin. A liver biopsy confirmed PSC. In February he was officially placed on the transplant list. Amy said the family is lucky to have health insurance through her employer, but medical bills are piling up and insurance won't cover a transplant. "It's funny how an organ transplant is considered an elective surgery," she said. To help with the costs, a fundraiser will be held Saturday in laylor. Amy said not only will the money help her husband, it will help others as well. "The amount we want to raise, to be honest, is more than what the transplant will cost," she said. "There are many out there who are in need of help too. We are so excited to help pay it forward." The family has joined forces with the non-profit organization, Anything for a Friend. According to its website, the organization's goal is to show the healing power that occurs when countless people step forward and band together through acts of kindness towards a common goal of love and support. For now, Anderson is taking several medications each day and is feeling pretty good. They said they hope through their experience, they can bring about awareness the importance of organ donation and friendship. "Organ donation is giving the gift of life to someone who needs it most," Amy said. "I know it's a hard decision for a family to have to choose after they lost someone but I feel if it were me I would want to know that something good came out of a dark situation for many people." According to yesutah.org, over 16,000 people are waiting for a life- saving liver transplant. To read more about the Anderson's journey, visit their blog at http://change4cody.com or \ ^m anythingforafriend.com/help-w ^p friend/cody-anderson/. H 224