obviously speaking from my own eternal grown these past few days i have really taken into consideration the power of a family. whether you are blood related or just a friend who has created such a strong bond with another friend that you adopt that person into your family, it is amazing to me how powerful that connection can be in a time of crisis. we have spent over 144 hours in this hospital and out of those 144 hours Cory has been alone for maybe ten. The love that has surrounded him, placed him on prayer lists, and just looking at his Facebook wall, you can see what a powerful impact he has on everyone. The fact that Erin took days off of work, Courtney, Jovon, Andre Sr., and Eric, spent their hard earned break in a small hospital bed laughing and hoping to put a glim of hope into Cory's somewhat dim spirit. Vince brought his daughter and wife to be there for support and Rashon and Daniese spent new years with us in the small room, when they could have been anywhere else. Friends poured in and even when they couldn't be there, like Gerald Smiley, he called his mom who was local and made her come down at 10:00pm to make sure everything was being done to make him feel secure. For me, it was mechanical, if you love someone the caring is natural and sharing a twin hospital bed or holding hands while falling asleep on the roll out was just a part of the deal. I took two days off of work and took two showers in the five days I was there. When I left, I felt like I was missing something, like a doctors visit or a check to see if his heart rate had gone down. I stayed away for maybe two hours...I can't help but go back and rub his feet or just simply hold his hand. I've been staring at him alot.
The past few days have been filled with family. Last night Jovon and the kids along with Courtney, Erin, Cory and myself took a couple hours together and just played board games. On new years many people tried to stop in before going out, others came to ring in the new year in Cory's room. Gold balloons filled the ceiling and we had tons of sparkling water and vitamin water to go around. It was like a slumber party and I know Cory appreciated everyone there.
So what now?
At this moment Cory is undergoing another round of dialysis. Today his neck catheter was taken out and he has an abdominal catheter that is more permanent. He said the surgery was making him a bit sore in the abdomen but otherwise if all goes well he will be coming home tonight.
I haven't been there since around two so I am quite uncertain about everything that went down today - I will post tomorrow some photos of Cory's new catheter and the information that will be given to him from the northwest kidney center.
He plans to go back to work tomorrow and we are going to Hawaii on the 12th. He will be sober and not able to get the catheter wet so we plan to just sit pool side and take some adventures around the island. I think he deserves nothing less than a week in paradise.
As for me, I took today to get his house cleaned and do the 10 loads of laundry that have continually been put off in the past weeks. I also took the task of grocery shopping for Cory and his new diet. I have bought two new books, one being the Dash Diet book, which is basically explaining a low sodium diet, how it works, why it works, and how to maintain a balanced diet while on it. The other was given to me by a dear friend, Jeri Glogovac, who has always been a mentor to me, especially health and cooking wise, she is an amazing cook and everything is healthy. She told me about a book called Eat, Drink and be healthy. I bought both on my iPad and hope to read them while on vacation.
I will also blog more about Cory's restrictions food and life wise tomorrow but I must get back to laundry. I wanted to atleast keep everyone updated from new years.
Thank you also for all of the kind words towards what I am trying to do with this blog. He is so precious to me and I know he is to you as well. May the new year find you happy and healthy.
Until Next Time,
Love Tessa
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