Months
No one likes receiving bad news, even those of us who are unnaturally accustomed to it. I remember sitting with my dad when we met with his oncologist back in 2007. My dad had been battling lung cancer for about…
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fatherhood
Hard to Swallow
Coming Soon: this blog is moving to jeffreydcole.com. Watch for the announcement! I was walking up to from the parking lot yesterday to the Berea Hospital ER entrance. There was a slight incline and I was out of breath by…
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A Different Kind of Stay
Even hospital stays are relative. Of the five inpatient stays I’ve had, this as been one of the worst in some ways. Sure, it’s been shorter and I haven’t felt anything like I did when I received the chemotherapy for…
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Masterpiece
My daughter, Emmy, is becoming quite the little artist. She draws a mean Larry Boy and her rendering of Olaf is pretty good, too. She doesn’t draw them from memory but will look at a book or a picture of…
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Another Detour
What started as a seemingly harmless cough over the weekend now has me admitted back into the hospital. During my scheduled visit on Monday, the biggest concern was a growing skin rash that is attributed to GVHD. I did mention…
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Master of Goodbyes
How many times must a man’s heart break before it will no longer heal? At least once more, I hope. Practice makes perfect, they say, but there are some things in life a man does not want to become good…
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My Daughters Will Have Lint
Quick Update. I have been feeling very well during the last three days that I’ve been back in the hospital. I’ve been able to walk everyday and have been blessed with several visitors. My appetite is OK, although not quite…
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