I'm Kim Coleman (aka Coach Kim). This is my blog about kicking cancer's butt.
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Be Brave. Be Courageous. JOSHUA 1:9 No matter how many weaknesses you think you have, you are very special to God! You are beautifully, and uniquely made, and you need to celebrate His work in you! Worrying about your weaknesses will distract you and keep you from fulfilling your destiny. Don't let a negative mind set stop you from being the Best YOU! Rock today! KC-isms 31) Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one call tell the difference 32) Hug your children after you discipline them 33) Give to charity all of the clothes you haven't worn in the past two years 34) Don't take good health for granted 35) Wake up to something soothing and pleasant each morning Love you for reading my Blog
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Hope all is well with you and your families. So, yesterday I had a really good day and today is going to be even better. Last night, I was watching the Pursuit to Happyness, staring Will Smith - movie about a single father Chris Gardner (Will Smith) and his personal/life struggles. Evicted from their apartment, he and his young son (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) find themselves alone with no place to go. Even though Chris eventually lands a job as an intern at a prestigious brokerage firm, the position pays no money. The pair must live in shelters and endure many hardships, but Chris refuses to give in to despair as he struggles to create a better life for himself and his son. As I am sitting there watching this heartfelt movie, my heart begin to swell with empathy, sorrow, love, and appreciation. My mother and father were not millionaires, but we lived in a lower middle class area and never knew that we didn't have money. My parents always provided for us and we never went without food, clothes, heat, etc. They worked their butts off to provide for their kids. Watching the Chris Gardner story reminded me that life isn't always fair, but if you focus on the positives and stay in faith - life will turn out pretty good for you. God is the provider of every good and perfect gift. Although we may have some obstacles in our path right now, thank the Lord for the strength He gives us to overcome them. Thank God continually for all of the gifts He showers on us, both big and small. Today, write down all of your blessings...it may take awhile because we are blessed on a daily basis with Gods gifts. Instead of focusing on the parts of our life that are not going as planned, choose to focus on the good things that God has put in our life. Today's Prayer Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry JAMES 1:19 KC-isms 26) Keep a tight lid on your temper 27) Tip the cleaning women/men that clean your hotel room (place in an envelope with a Thank you note) 28) Always squeeze your toothpaste from the bottom 29) Show respect for Military personnel 30) Take out the garbage without being told Love you for reading my Blog! Good Morning,
Day started off great......kissed my beautiful wife to start the day, then watched some spongebob and got into my hyperbaric chamber. While in my chamber, sent some business emails and text messages, and now I'm ready to rock the day. Challenge - Make someone smile today. Today's prayer My soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him PSALM 62:5 KC-isms 21) Be forgiving of yourself and others 22) Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it 23) Be courteous to drivers, especially if they have out of state license plates 24) Smile a lot; smiles give off positive vibes and energy 25) Don't let anyone dictate your day, you make your day awesome Love you for reading my blog! Had a rough night sleeping which has not been uncommon since my radiation treatments started several months ago. Although my treatments are complete, I still have some of the side effects from the overall process. So, I woke up at 3:30 am and went down stairs to watch "The Last Kingdom" which I have been binge watching for the last 5 days.
Woke up at 7:30, did some push ups, went inside my oxygen chamber, and now completely rocking the day. I will not to allow the side effects, rainy day or any person from me having a great day. KC-isms 16) Miracles happen everyday 17) Call an old friend today 18) Write "Thank you" notes promptly 19) Show respect to police officers 20) Love on teachers everyday Today's Prayer Where God guides, He provides Isaiah 58:11
When Jesus fell to the ground with the heavy cross on his back, Simon (a bystander) was compelled to carry the cross during Jesus' crucifixion. We have people in our lives who will help us at the blink of a moment, and without reservation. We have people who love us and want to help us with any challenges that come our way. Who is the Simon in your life? Give it some thought and call or text them to say how much you appreciate and love them. Today's Prayer The LORD is near all who call out to him PSALM 145:18 KC-isms 6) Greet people with a firm handshake 7) Overtip breakfast waitresses/waiters 8) Be the first to say, "Hello." 9) Wear polished shoes 10) Be conscious of others feelings Love you for reading my Blog!  Good Morning,
Hope you are having a great start to your day. Update: I continue to get better and stronger each day. The radiation side effects still linger, but all in all, I'm doing well. I have gained some weight in certain areas and loss weight in other areas of my body which is the cause-effect part of the radiation treatments. My hair is starting to grow back from the radiation (ha ha ha), I didn't have any hair before the treatments......just thought I get you to smile this morning. KC-isms 1. Compliment three people every day 2. Watch a sunrise at lease once a year 3. Say "Thank you" a lot 4. Say "Please" a lot 5. Greet people with a loving and warm smile Today's Prayer He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge PSALM 91:4 Please pray for Brittany Davis who injured herself last year and still struggles with seizures, memory lapses, etc. She needs our Prayers Warriors. Love you for reading my Blog! Hello,
I am so thankful for you reading my blog and giving off such positive energy. Well, I was notified that we have some new readers and didn't know how this all began!!! So, I'm re-posting how it all started...see below. I'm really not use to doing stuff like this, however, my beautiful wife (Elisa) thought it would be a good idea to share our victory and journey over this stuff called cancer, thus here I am! Now, before we get in to the meat of this stuff, please understand that there are many other people in our world that are dealing with much worse diseases, illnesses and family trauma then what I'm going through right now. This disease is just a small bump in the road for me and my family. We have decided to go with the Brachytherapy which involves daily radiation, SEEDS (radio active seeds are temporary implanted into the prostate, crush the cancer cells, then are removed - all before I wake up...thank GOD)! These treatments along with Hormone shots (which make any cancer cells outside of the prostate fall into a dormant stage) will help defeat this disease. "They" say side effects are: Extreme fatigue, muscle loss, sleepiness, constant pain and blah blah blah. Side affects for the Hormone shots are hot flashes, moodiness, sensitivity, urinating while sitting down, watching more programs on Bravo, Lifetime Network and "O" and the urge to have brunch with the neighborhood moms & crying when the Titans or Spurs lose (which won't happen that often). With all of that being said, if you are reading this craziness, then my family and I view you as a treasure and valued friend (and part of our family), and appreciate you being on this journey with us. You are loved and appreciated. And, thank you so much for the daily, inspirational text messages. They really keep my spirit smiling and strong. Well, Here We Go! June 18, 2018 Received a phone call from Dr. Still (Primary Physician) stating that my PSA was high and I need to see a urologist immediately. Well, being that I'm not a doctor nor have ever pretended to be one....I didn't know what a PSA was or what it meant. She stated that it's a test on your prostate and that the normal man' PSA is lower than 5 (Prostate specific antigen. A test for PSA may be used to screen for cancer of the prostate and to monitor treatment of the disease. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland). Ouch! So, she quickly gave me the name of a great urologist, Dr. David Banks, and I called his office and scheduled a visit. June 21, 2018 I see Dr. Banks at his office, he takes blood, urine, credit card info, first born and everything else possible, and says he will call me back in a few days with his results. June 25, 2018 Dr. Banks contacts me and states that my PSA is 39 and that we need to schedule a biopsy immediately....now I'm getting a little nervous. So, we schedule a Biopsy for July 13th. I'm told the biopsy will take no longer than 15 minutes and I can drive, myself, home afterwards. Okay, so I'm thinking no worries, this will be quick, easy and painless. July 13, 2018 Elisa and I arrive at the office for the biopsy, then they take me into this somewhat chilly room, and I disrobe from waist down. I'm a little nervous, only because I have never had this procedure done and this area of my body has never been invaded or explored as such. Instead of giving you graphic details on the process, lets just say, one of the machines stop working during the actual biopsy, as my pale buttocks is proudly displayed for the entire world to see and there are now two doctors and two nurses in the room trying to fix this damn machine {like it was medical school, except I was the subject :(} Well, needless to say, the 15-minute biopsy went in and out of the window rather quickly. In fact, they spent at least 15 minutes (which seemed more like 45 days) on fixing their malfunctioned machine. After the machine started working, and I lost about 10 pounds due to sweat, they finally finished the exploration of my butt (prostate) and completed the biopsy. I really felt like they should have given me flowers, candy, dinner and a kiss on the cheek (face cheek, not the other cheek), however, what I did receive was a box a moist sanitation wipes to clean myself up. LOL This was by far, the most uncomfortable experience of my life. They say, 8 out of 10 biopsy' go very smooth. Well, guess who was one of the 2 that didn't go smooth.....ME! So, after I get dressed and have a few Gatorade's and crackers, my wife is driving me home. Now, if you know my wife, she drives fairly fast, and this particular instance was no different. She proceeded to fly out of the parking lot, hit a speed bump around 50 MPH and then proceeded to say, "where did that come from." Once my head came back down to my body, I calmly said, "What the' heck are you doing, you're killing me." She slowed down and carefully drove us home. July 18, 2018 The phone rings at 4:47 pm and caller ID says "Georgia Urology." So, I'm really hoping that it's Dr. Banks assistant as that would mean Good News! I pick up the phone, and it's Dr. Banks. I quickly say, "Dr. Banks, why are you calling me? You don't call me on my birthday, anniversary, etc. What's going on?" He says, "Kim, how are you doing? Unfortunately, the test came back as positive for cancer but it is treatable. Your Gleason score is 7 and the cancer is only on the left side of the prostate." He may have said more, but my eyes quickly became cloudy from the tears forming and from momentary deafness, too. He then said his office would call me to set up an appointment to discuss treatment options. After hanging up the phone, it seemed like a lifetime of tears started to drench my sadden face, and Elisa begin to hug me and rub my back. As we poured each others love into our hugs, we simply had to let everything out and then regroup. She began sharing encouraging words of victory of this disease, which really started to reinvigorate my heart, vibe and spirit. Words of encouragement I really needed, as I was thinking, "Why me?", God has blessed me with two outstanding companies, why would he do that and then this?" "What are my children going to do without me?" This is not fair to Elisa, we always said we were going to die together like they did in movie "The Notebook." "How am I going to be able to coach?" "Who's going to run my businesses?" Then, after a few minutes of selfishness, we said, "Let's Go Crush this Stuff as "We Got This." We were not going to allow this to "rock our world." It did "tilt" it just a little bit, but we were not going to allow it to curse GOD, bring a dark shadow on our lives nor give it life! July 19, 2018 Life goes on! We flew to Los Angeles, as Elisa had her Aunt's dinner party to attend and I had meetings in regards to our new company, Halftime Health and attend a former players wedding in San Francisco. It actually felt good seeing friends and talking about our recent diagnosis. I saw former players at Melissa's wedding, but did not share my prognosis, as I didn't want to take away from Melissa and Chris's awesome wedding. But, talking with James, who is a prostate cancer survivor and his wife really helped me understand the process and journey coming our way. My best friend, Chris, who is also a prostate cancer survivor really helped me understand the options that are available and urged me to continue to workout, stay strong (emotionally, physically and spiritually). My childhood friends, Tyron, & Charles, along with my brother-in-laws (Eric, Ricky and Daryl), Jay (family friend) and my father in law (Eugene) helped with the positive encouragement as we started to ventured down this unknown cancer road. July 30, 2018 Hardest day of them all - telling our kids about the situation. This was actually harder then me hearing the news - I have cancer. There wear tears, hugs, spreadsheets, How To Beat Cancer website links and more shared with us that day. And, it just reminded me of Why I have To Beat This! I have the greatest family ever!!! August 9, 2018 We met our oncologist team, which is AWESOME! One member of our new team, Gail, has a son in my Halftime Sports basketball program, so when she saw me - it was a happy smile that quickly went south, as she knew why I was there. The team consists of Gail, Cara, Wendy, Nikki and a few other awesome Angels who are the most delightful, wonderful, warming, knowledgeable people you could ever meet. We felt so comfortable and confident with our new team that we cancelled our appointment with the other doctor (prostate removal). August 16th Visit our friends at Dr. McCord's office to get fitted for a lower body mold and have (what they call "tattoos") placed on my left & right hips and lower abdomen. This is where the machine will shoot beams of radiation attacking the cancer cells in my prostate. It is also Elisa's Birthday :) August 22, 2018 I'm so pumped, as today starts my treatment and crushing the cancer in my body. Just received a phone call from Dr. McCord's office that I cannot start my treatments today due to the Insurance company not approving the treatments yet. What a huge bummer! So, I went an ate a Chili Dog....not good for me but it did help me emotional. August 23, 2018 Visit Dr. Banks office to get two Hormone shots in my stomach. I made the mistake of viewing the needles that will be used to inject the hormones into my body and begin to get very nervous. Becca, Dr. Banks assistant, tells me to raise my shirt and breathe out, so I do so while looking up at the ceiling. One shot then two. Not so bad! Well, I felt a little hazy for the rest of the day and now my stomach looks like I'm pregnant with twins. Yuck! The areas where the shots were given are hard and angry, but nothing some Advil can't take care of. August 24, 2018 Having Starbucks drinks with Ashley O, Wendy calls me and tells me all is good and can I come in at 1:30 pm today.....heck yes!!! I meet Cara and the staff at Dr. McCord's office and we go through a "dry run" of the actual procedure. I'm so excited to get this party started, however the reality, that I have Cancer pierces my heart like an arrow and I get a little nervous. But, Amy (my newest team member) takes me through the process like a champion and all is good, except I have to share a locker room with a couple of other men who are much older than me, so I keep my eyes down and focus on getting dress (lol). Stomach still hurts from the shots. August 27, 2019 THE DAY!!! Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte is back. Thanks Chris C (childhood best friend and Starbucks Executive VP). Well, actually, I'm excited about my forthcoming treatment (and of course Starbucks PSL); my phone is flooded with awesome, positive text messages from former/current players, friends and family. The love is pouring in and my heart is taking it all in. Stomach still hurts from the darn shots. I get to the Dr, McCord's office, Wendy has me make some payments, Gail provide vivid instructions on what's about to happen, then Amy comes and gets me from the front office. I proceed to change in the "old man" locker room and head to the room with all of the hi-tech machines. The actual treatment last no longer than 20 minutes and doesn't hurt at all (as lady Antebellum is jamming from the room speakers), but just feels weird. Amy helps me off the table, I change and meet Elisa in the waiting room and drive home. We go for our usual walk around Alpharetta/Milton areas and the walk is a little tougher but I powered through it. No Cancer is going to slow me down. Not going to happen. Today's Prayer Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. HEBREWS 13:5 Thank you for reading my blog!  I would like to thank Jay, Taylor, Andrea, Cole, Naomi and the entire USA Basketball Staff for their generous hospitality, warm reception, in depth information and having me a part of such a prestigious governing body. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your basketball family. Colorado Springs is a beautiful place with wonderful people. Weekend of business and pleasure was AWESOME! Today's Prayer In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. John 1:1 Love you for reading my blog   Make someone smile today! Smiles give off so much positive energy and such a great vibe. It's really not that hard....just make a conscious effort to give someone a nice, genuine smile - it will make you feel better and make them feel good, too. You never know what someone else is going through. Today's Prayer Act justly, Love mercifully, Walk humbly. MICAH 6:8 Love you for reading my blog! Many times during my walk, I think about my life, family, friends, work and other stuff that goes on inside my peanut brain, and I found that I am a peace when walking. I find that I hear God louder and although I'm walking, my heart is at peace and still. I was having a stressful side effects day (one day last week), and randomly received a text from Blake (youngest son) who said, "love ya! Thx for always being a great father." That simple but powerful text rocked my heart and spirit and ignited a happy fire inside of me. God knew exactly what I needed and when I needed it, but just prior to the text, I wasn't listening...had too much clutter in my brain and heart. We need to always find time to listen to GOD.....find quiet moments in each day to listen, and open your heart to his doing. Slow down and love! Today's Prayer The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still EXODUS 14:14 Love you for reading my blog!  What's a Super Bowl without the love of my life (Elisa) and best friend (Chris). Hope to see you and Jackie soon (longer trip). Love y'all
Today's Prayer He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. PSALM 147:4 Love you for reading my blog!  Hello,
Hope you are having a great day. I just received a phone call from Dr. Banks office stating my PSA is at 0.10 which means your prayers are still working. Today's Prayer Trust in the LORD with all your hear, and lean not on your own understanding. PROVERBS 3:5 Love you for reading my Blob |
AuthorWas diagnosed with Prostate Cancer on July 18, 2018 which may have crushed someone's soul and spirit. However, it did the opposite, as I already knew GOD had claimed my victory over this disease and was using me as an instrument to others who suffer from this deadly disease. Archives
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