A blog about faith and fighting leukemia.
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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If you’re going to do something, you might as well do it right. This has been a principle of mine most of my adult life. If my name is associated with a project, then my personal standard is excellence. This…
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Last week Christi and I traveled to see my doctors at MD Anderson. I had not been there since October. This visit was markedly different, too. Last time, I went by myself and was able to negotiate all the obstacles…
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I woke up one morning a few weeks ago and had no idea it was February, several days into the month. I’ve been a near permanent fixture on the right cushion of my couch, tethered to an IV pole, since…
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“I should listen to my wife more,” said every married man worth his salt, including this guy. My back has been badly hurting for two days and she’s been trying to get me to go the chiropractor since yesterday, going…
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A year ago yesterday Christi and I boarded an airplane bound for Houston for a chance to save my life. Twenty-one days later, the chance came when I had a stem cell transplant. It’s been a very rough year, but…
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This has become an unwelcome yet all too familiar routine. Squinting to see, well, anything, hands shielding my face from excess light. Living an upside-down daytime nocturnal life, shades closed and sheets covering the window. Sitting on the couch like…
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I’m spending a quiet Sunday morning at Berea Hospital receiving an infusion of anti-fungal medicine to combat the infection in my lungs. It’s dreary outside, which I am thankful for since my eyes are giving me trouble again. The coffee…
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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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The I’ve been away from home during several Thanksgivings throughout my adult life. It started after the attacks of 9/11, when I was deployed to the Blue Grass Army Depot. I spent Thanksgiving 2001 and 2002 in eating turkey with…
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