Help Heal Torey

01/11/2025

Found out my Transplant Surgeon is leaving my hospital and moving to another state to be closer to family for his daughter. I’m devastated. He didn’t want to tell me while I was in the hospital bc he wanted me to focus on my recovery and not worry about his leaving. But I found out Wednesday and his last day is Monday! I thought he would see me through this first year post double transplant and I’m really sad he’s leaving. I feel like my safety blanket is being taken away.

And at the same time I feel so incredibly grateful that I got the call for transplant in time to have him do my surgery and see me through all the issues and re-admissions that came up the first month.

Dr Robinson I’ve never met a surgeon who was so kind and dedicated to making sure I was ok. Not only did you to an amazing job on my 8 hour surgery in the middle of the night but you also figured out the answer to every issue that came up after and assured me that everything would be fine when I was scared out of my mind. Thank you for everything. I’ll never forgot you. From advocating for my Transplants to now. All you do does not go unnoticed!!! You saved my life and gave me a second chance to have one worth living! 💪🏽🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💚💙💕💕💕💪🏽

12/23/2024

Three weeks ago I received the best Thanksgiving miracle, a second chance to live! I still can’t fathom that after 27 years struggling with type one diabetes, I am no longer diabetic! After three years in kidney failure, I am no longer on Dialysis struggling to have the energy to be 35 years old. I am truly so grateful to my donor for SAVING MY LIFE! The doctor in this photo is my amazing transplant surgeon, who without him, None of this would have been possible. Dr. R you’ve had my back every step of the way on this journey, and I am eternally grateful to you 🙏🏼💚💙🙏🏼 11/29/24 THE DAY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER

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11/30/2024

Torey is in ❤️‍🩹 recovery.

She underwent surgery last night and as we all wake this morning, she has two working kidneys and a new pancreas. Her blood sugars are normal for the first time since she was 8 years old.

There are such things as true miracles, thank you all for your love and prayers. Please continue them as she continues to heal.

10/10/2024

Torey goes in for kidney and pancreas surgery tomorrow morning at 5am! Please say a prayer for her that everything is smooth. She’s been fighting a long time! Here’s to the next chapter ❤️🫶

Hi, My name is Torey, a 34-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 8 years old. D… Victoria Marks needs your support for Torey needs a Kidney

07/26/2024

This past weekend was the Water Lantern Festival in NJ and I am so grateful I was well enough to go! It was an incredible night getting our own lanterns to write our intentions and hopes on, and getting to release them on the water while beautiful music played and the water was lit up with everyone’s lanterns. There were food trucks with yummy treats, a meditation segment and even a place to get Henna Tattoos! (Thanks for my lovely tats!)

So glad me, mom and Lisa got to experience this together 🥳🥰🫶🏼🦋


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05/26/2024

I got to celebrate my 2 year anniversary of my Triple Bypass open heart surgery by going to this amazing FREE flower exhibit called BLOOMTANICA here in Manhattan with my Rock, my mother and Ry Ry 🐾🐶. Who has really turned her life upside the past two years trying to make sure I wasn’t alone while going through a lot of scary steps just to get me to these darn transplants without anymore delays 🤞🏼

This exhibit was created by and is supposed to give the impression of being in a Japanese garden. It was beautifully created with so many amazing flowers to look at and a bridge into an immersive room all flowers on deck!

The exhibit will be there daily from 11am-9pm till June 9th when it closes.

Just a fare warning the lines run about two hours to get into this free exhibit. I did learn a hack to beat the lines, you can DM me if your interested in that 👍🏻💕

06/16/2022

Potassium Update, Day 4 in NYP waiting for my potassium to get under 5.5

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06/02/2022

Today marks 14 days Post Triple ByPass Surgery! Today I took my first real shower post -op ( with the help of a aid) and my second outpatient dialysis treatment! This picture is of my mom and I on our way out of the hospital! Very grateful my dad flew in today to help care for me for the next week, so my mom can get a break from care taking! I had no idea this would be such a grueling process back to recovery but thankful to be past the worst of the recovery! ❤️

05/29/2022

Hey guys! I’m here to quickly pop in and say that I MADE IT HOME FROM THE CCU! Today marked my 16th day in the hospital, and 10 days post op from my triple bypass (May 18th 2022) Thank you truly for everyone’s constant love and support. It’s helped me more than you could ever imagine and I’m feeling so incredibly grateful to my body for fighting this fight with me 🙏🏼❤️🥇

My open heart surgery was a success thanks to Dr. Hiro Takayama, who performed the 7 hour surgery, the team of cardiologists, endocrinologists and more - the pain management team, and all the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital staff/RN’s who were amazing, always available, and extremely helpful!!! A major shout out to Dr Megha Prasad who was the surgeon who performed my angiogram on May 12th- without which I would still be in the dark about this major issue with my heart that needed to be addressed ASAP!
Once I’ve fully recovered from this I’ll be able to have the pancreas/kidney transplants- I’ll finally be able to live my life free from these chronic illnesses that have plowed through trying to destroy my life!!!

Again thank you all so much for supporting me whether it’s by sending a message, GIF, a text, sharing my story or supporting my GoFund Me. It’s helped me in more ways than I can express.

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05/25/2022

Hi Friends, Today marks 6 days post Triple By-Pass Surgery last Wednesday. Today the took out the Foley and discontinued the Ketamine IV drip (one of the pain meds they had me on)
I’ve been having very strange vivid nightmares pretty much since surgery that have been causing these terrible night sweats. Apparently that’s a good sign that the body is ready to get off the drip.

I really wanted to reach out since today is the first day I’ve had enough energy to type and say a huge Thank you to everyone who sent prayers and caring messages to me, and donated to my GoFundMe ( https://gofund.me/956a090f ). All your words of strength and love kept me pushing through what was one of the scariest weeks in my life and hands down the most painful!

If this past week has taught me anything as an surgery survivor it’s this:

1. Without the love and support of my family and friends- there’s no way I would have made it through this . Even if you just set me a little gif on FB to make me smile, You all got my through and I feel Iike one day I may actually have a chance at a new, healthy life, once I’m recovered from this, then from the double transplant❤️🙏🏼🌈❤️🥰