Cory and I will be going into surgery early in the morning on November 21. The surgery usually lasts 5 hours. We are asking that everyone stay put until family or Maria has given the go ahead for visitors Maria can be reached at (206) 458 0905 but will have both of our phones as well. I have heard from past transplant donors and recipients that it is a very very very tiring surgery and although we would probably love to hug all of you - for our own good, we need to sleep, unless we have said otherwise.
As Thanksgiving is the next day - we understand that you all have families. We would LOVE to see all of you, if time permits and you are able to make the trip down. I plan to be in the hospital 3 days and Cory more like 5.
For the second day, the mom's are in charge of visitors - my mom Joan (206 295 7834) and Cory's mom (206 779 3222) Erin will be available to contact via text to let you know if it is okay to visit.
Where will we be?
University of Washington Medical Center @6am we are to check in
Please keep yourselves up to date via our facebook page facebook.com/findcoryjonesakidney
Here are directions that will help with finding our location within the hospital:
If you park in the Surgery Pavilion parking garage, take the elevators up to the 2nd floor. Exit elevators and turn right to the Surgery Reception Center. You will check in there for admission. Your visitors can come with you there, where they will be able to wait in the lobby during your surgery.
If you park in the Triangle Garage, you will enter the UWMC Lobby on the 3rd floor. Turn left, cross the sky bridge to the Surgery Pavilion. Take the Surgery Pavilion elevators to the 2nd floor, turn right off the elevators.
Lastly - as you probably have realized at this point I like to document everything. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you take any photographs within the hospital tag us or email them to me at tessaquigley@gmail.com - this will be the most important day of our lives. I need to remember how that felt :)
