A quick and important update

Cory has been very quiet on his progress since the hospital. He is continues to be amazing and continues to work on his diet and exercise to keep his kidney as healthy as possible. He still is doing dialysis every other day for four hours a day and soon will be put on a transplant list. We just found out that his surgery is over one hundred thousand dollars but luckily his insurance covers 95% of that surgery. Tomorrow Cory will be going into surgery to put a permanent fistula into his left forearm so that he can continue dialysis in a safer way. The catheter that he has right now is very susceptible to diseases and bacteria which could cause heart problems in the future. This fistula will also help him to eventually be able to dialyze at home in his own time and not have to go to a kidney Center to dialyze. This will be the greatest gift of all.
Tomorrow while he is in surgery I will update the blogs and I have a couple of things to address to everybody that have been weighing on my mind. He is doing great and I become prouder and prouder of him every day. It has been the hardest thing I have had to endure and I can't imagine what it has done to him. His friends and family continue to be such a positive influence on him and he is doing all he can to continue being healthy and happy.
I wanted to update it before tomorrow because I would like everyone to pray for him. This isn't a serious and hard surgery but it still is life-changing and I would just like everyone to continue to think good thoughts about it. He will be put under and the catheter in his neck will be taken out and then he will begin to use the fistula for dialysis. His vein will be twice the size of a normal vein but it is less susceptible to bacteria getting in and causing other problems. The surgery is in the morning and we will be there most of the day. He didn't want to have it on Valentine's Day but what better gift to give someone then a gift that will ease their mind about a catheter in their neck and give them something that is less harmful and will create an easier everyday life situation.
I will continue to keep everyone updated via Facebook and the blog but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me or if you have my cell number don't hesitate to call. My email again is TessaQuigley@Gmail.com.
Again this surgery tomorrow is not a transplant nor is it any where near as serious I would call it a minor surgery but it still is a surgery and I just wanted to let everyone know that that is where he will be tomorrow. He doesn't want to scare anybody and he just wants to live a normal life but I know his family and friends care about him so I help to let them know what is going on because unfortunately I know he won't.
Please say a little prayer for him tomorrow and I'll keep you updated. I promise. Much love and I hope this message finds everyone happy and healthy. Happy Valentine's Day. Attached are a couple of pictures of what I fistula is and how it works during dialysis. I hope this helps visual learners understand a little bit more of what Cory is going through.