Ever since the show began, 10-year-old Cody has been a loyal fan of Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild” hosted by adventurer Bear Grylls. For Cody, the daredevil host is quite a hero and the little boy also sees a little bit of Bear within himself: he views Bear as a survivor, just as he views himself.

You see, when he was only a day old, Cody was diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease. This is a condition in which there are no nerve cells in certain organs. In his short ten years, Cody has undergone over 70 surgeries to correct and treat his ailment. He has had most of his large intestine...