Life changing urgent spinal surgery and recovery

My health journey the last 3 or so years has been rough, to say the least. I was able to finally start battling my Lyme disease, and then something in my body decided to shift. I ended up with a debilitating muscle spasm that actually pulled and rotated my cervical spine, my neck, and in doing so gave me something called "torticollis." Unbeknownst to me, I had multiple bone spur complex growths on multiple vertebrae in my neck. When the twisting occurred, the bone began cutting into my spinal cord, causing some significant damage. I can no longer feel my thumb or first two fingers at all on my right hand. I am in excruciating pain, and my quality of life is minimal. I have 2 bulging disks in my neck, both of which require full removal.

The surgery I will be getting removes both disks, shaves off the osteophytes, and uses them to create a paste that is then inserted where the disks were. A cage is placed around four of my vertebrae, and then they will all fuse into one column, for lack of a better term. I have many, many out-of-pocket costs. My husband will have to be out of work for six weeks minimum as I will be in for a long and painful recovery.

After the surgery, which is scheduled mid-August, I will need anywhere from 6 months to a year of physical therapy to regain muscle control, strength building, teaching my body how to move and operate in its new form, and therapy for my nerves that have been significantly compromised. They are not sure if regaining all nerve function is even possible, although I am just hoping for a decrease in pain.

I have a really long road ahead of me. I usually don't share my personal life with the world, but I need help. That is not easy for me to say or to ask for. This isn't even just about me; my husband is my superhero and is stepping up to take care of me and everything else. My young kiddos have already been struggling with the fact that their mama can't do what she normally does or even play with them. I am so thankful to have wonderful family and friends that make up our village.

If you could donate anything at all, it would go towards our medical costs, bills and co-pays, gas, a device that stimulates bone growth, normal expenses, and bills as my husband will be out of work for 6 weeks minimum. I believe someone is also setting up a meal train for our family if that is more your style; we would love some home-cooked meals to pop in the oven. All prayers and good healing vibes are appreciated and welcome. If you can help, that would mean the world to us, and even if you cannot, please share :) I have attached a screenshot of my most recent MRI scan. The white long thing is my spinal cord; the black pressing into it is my bone. Some pretty severe nerve damage has been done, unfortunately, and the sooner I can get this surgery, the more chance of healing my nerves.

Thank you all so much for your time and your love.

Love, Cory LaRae