Our Story
Cole Cooper’s journey began at 2 months old when we found out he had a rare liver disease called biliary atresia. Biliary atresia is a condition in infants in which the bile ducts outside and inside the liver are scarred and blocked. Bile can’t flow into the intestine, so bile builds up in the liver and damages it. The damage leads to scarring, loss of liver tissue and function, and...
Continue Reading »Cole Ockerman
Dallas, TX
Transplant Type: Liver
Transplant Status: Transplanted
Goal: $15,000.00
Raised: $21,752 of $15,000 goal
Raised by 40 contributors
Updates
Holy Straw-moly
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Howdy! It's been a hot second since I've been on and done an update. Cole has been rocking and rolling for the last few months. Since Cole's birthday,... Continue Reading »
ONE year old
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Coles first birthday was great! Because we can’t do anything, or see anyone, it was just our family plus my mom. She’s been in town for a bit... Continue Reading »
May
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It's almost the end of May! Cole's first birthday is on the 20th and I can't believe he will be ONE!! Time has flown by so quickly... and... Continue Reading »
Life After Transplant
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Being back home, Cole is doing awesome!! In the past week, we have gone down from 13 medications to 11! We are still on a no fat formula, which... Continue Reading »
Hospital Stay
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New Liver Part3
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Tuesday before we headed down to D8, Cole's hemoglobin was low so he had to get a blood transfusion. Leaving the ICU, Cole only had a central line... Continue Reading »
New Liver Part2
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Saturday/Sunday: Cole came out of surgery with a breathing tube, a tube that went down to his stomach and sucked out it's contents; 2 drains (one that went... Continue Reading »
New Liver
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WOW. This is a lot to unload. I finally got a break from being at the hospital, so thought I would update you on Cole. **warning: long post**... Continue Reading »
Progress
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Hi Friend! This week we have had ups and downs. On Tuesday, Cole decided to pull out his NG tube in the middle of the night. I had... Continue Reading »