The injured lineman we’ve all been praying for — the one who survived a near-electrocution during an ice storm, the one doctors once feared would lose limbs, the one who stunned everyone by walking out of the hospital weeks later with his body intact — is now asking for something different.
He’s asking us to shift our prayers.
Because right now, another brother on the line needs them more.
His name is Cody.
Cody was doing what linemen always do — helping others. In the middle of that work, tragedy struck. A concrete utility pole crushed his left foot, causing devastating injuries. Surgeons fought for hours in the operating room, doing everything possible to save it.
For days, his family held onto hope.
But the damage was too severe.
Doctors have now made the heartbreaking call: amputation is necessary.
The hours and days ahead are critical.
Cody’s mother says these have been the hardest days of her life — watching her son endure unimaginable pain, wishing she could take his place, knowing that his life is about to change forever.
“Everyone that knows Cody knows he has a heart of gold,” she says. “He would drop everything to help someone.”
That’s exactly what he was doing when this happened.
Now, the family of Hunter — the lineman spared from amputation after electrocution — is asking the community to come together again. Not just to celebrate survival, but to stand shoulder to shoulder with a man facing a life-altering surgery he never asked for.
They ask for prayers for Cody:
- Peace before surgery
- Steady hands and strength in the operating room
- Manageable pain in recovery
- And acceptance for a new road he never planned to walk
These are the men who risk everything so the rest of us can have light, heat, and safety when storms tear through our lives.
Tonight, before surgery changes everything, one question remains:
What would you want Cody to hear right now?
