what started as a stomach ache turned in to fight for billy anderson's life and there's more attentionfind out what is making him sick. mike has more from baxter, springs, kansas. >> reporter: it's been 17 months since london has spent time with her father outside of the hospital walls, just long enough for the 3-year-old to learn what the words medical mystery means. >> they don't know. >> she's understanding more about the situation. she knows now when she goes places she will see other children with their daddy and she realizes her daddy is not able to do those things. so she knows something is wrong. >> reporter: doctors are yet to figure out what that is. they watched him lost 100-pound and become bedridden. his pain is so severe he can barely speak but his story is spreading word about this mystery disease. from news segments to national websites to music records. interest. & this one is for you billy ♪ ♪ have on the east coast a performer in baltimore heard his story and wanted to get involved. >> the day i heard it i felt something in my heart which made me realize i have to he

that's what billy anderson living with. >> while doctors try to diagnose it, people from across the worldching out to help in many en many surprising ways. melinda roeder has tonight's cover story. raping for a cause. >> ♪ note. >> baltimore's inner harbor sets the stage for many performers. >> ♪ . >> as tourists pass by, business workers break for lunch and local rap artist sully jay puts his rap into motion. >> to me, to see another person happy, that's what makes me happy. >> don't get me wrong ♪ . >> he says all the songs have special meaning but one in particular, he wants you to hear. >> what my goal is, is to bring awareness to the family and to billy. >> for you billy. >> ♪ a husband and father, friend. >> billy's conscience, written for a unique circumstance. >> that one is my daddy right there. >> 3-year-old london is too young to listen to rap but old enough to lynn to her heart. >> i love my daddy. >> her daddy, billy, is in the hospital right now. he has been there more than a year, and his family has no idea when or if he will come home. >> it has been really hard. i am sorr

anderson hernandez. that should be your middle infield fer a while after guzman and billy is gone.m up here and see what he can do. you have 81 games to go in the season. he is a good contact guy a guy that can hit behind the runner. and you get over to the right side trying to get nyjer morgan in scoring position. >> bob: 21 steals in 31 attempts. and third most in the league. michael bourn, we'll see him tomorrow in houston. and juan pierre has 23. nyjer morgan could have the league lead in el steals in the next couple of weeks. he is not that far behind those guys. she going to play pretty much every day and get many, many opportunities to use that speed. 1-22 count. the runner goes. base hit. morgan is going to go right over to third and spilborghs' throw. it is ryan spilborghs and morgan challenged him with nobody out. >> rob: nyjer is off to the races, gonzalez december a great job and trying to make a big turn. >> bob: he had it. a great throw by spilborghs and morgan retired at third base. ryan zimmerman is next. he was going on the pitch, the reason he challenged there. a