Rowdy's medical fund

I am calling for 400 people to donate $1000 to raise money for Rowdy Joe Piva to get a life altering surgery, a total pancreatomy and islet transplant. This is less that one weekend of fun, but will give Rowdy a healthy, pain free life for many years to come.  Due to Blue Cross denying his claim,  after this surgery was deemed the only option for Rowdy by the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota.  Blue Cross has stated that he needs to pursue other options, we have explored all options available and the Mayo clinic has tested him intensively.   All the specialists from the Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota were in agreement that this is his only option.   He has suffered with this genetic condition since he was 12 and is affecting his quality of life.  He is only 20 years old and has lived a life of pain for way to long.    He lives in constant pain,  stress and anxiety of when the next attack will happen.  His abdominal walls have already been destroyed from all the attacks he has suffered.  His pancreas creates to much lipase, the enzyme that breaks down protein.  It floods his system and eats away at his muscles.   The nerve endings have been left bare, therefore causing the nerves to constantly fire and causes great pain.   If this is not dealt with it will progress into pancreatic cancer at a rapid rate.  We have been to multiple doctors and specialists and this is the first time he has had any hope for a pain free life.  The recovery will be long, but will give him relief from the pain.  He is scheduled for this procedure on March 5th, but if he does not have the funds available before then, the surgery will be canceled. 
I am trying to help Rowdy Joe Piva raise money for a total Pancreatomy and islet transplant.  Rowdy was diagnosed with genetic pancreatitis in November of 2019 and has spent multiple weeks in the hospital and countless trips to the emergency room since then. He goes to the emergency room 1-2 times a month to help him with the severity of the pain and the rapid advancement of the attacks. With increasing severity of the attacks, his trips to the ER are becoming more frequent.  The ducts in the pancreas are becoming torqued and causing the the pain to increase.  In November of 2020 he went to the Mayo clinic, after several days of intensive testing this procedure was recommended as the only option for Rowdy to get any relief from the pain he has been dealing with since he was in junior high.   After the surgery he will remain in ICU for 7-10 days, then the hospital for 10 days then must stay in Minneapolis for  4-6 weeks for continual monitoring.  He will have to be on enzymes for the rest of his life and will eventually become diabetic, but this is still a much better option than pancreatic cancer, that has no cure.   He is one of the youngest candidates for this procedure and doctors all feel that his youth and willingness to take care of this problem make him a prime candidate for the surgery.  He has been very proactive in dealing with his condition, has done all of the things that doctors have asked of him and wants nothing more than relief of constant pain and suffering.
I Jace Abatti will start this with a $1000 donation of my own money, lets get this rolling and get him get the help he needs.