Steven Coffee and Lisa Stewart
Recorded
July 27, 2016
Archived
July 27, 2016
32:26 minutes
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Id:
ddb002118
Description
Steven Coffee speaks as a father and military officer about how he has grown in his personal and professional life through caring for his son's health after finding out he had galactosemia, a metabolic condition, which required a liver transplant when his son was 2 months old.Subject Log / Time Code
Steven Coffee talks about his life before becoming a parent.
SC talks about how he met his wife.
SC talks about starting a family with his wife, and the birth of his son in 2012.
SC talks about finding out his son had galactosemia, a metabolic condition impacting liver, eyes and cognition.
SC talks about his son's liver transplant at 2 months old.
SC talks about being a military officer and a father, and the challenges of caring for a child with special needs and the many things he cannot control or fix.
SC talks about a time he felt afraid for his son.
SC talks about finding strength in his faith and in the support of other liver transplant parents.
SC talks about how his experiences with his son have changed him, and his philosophy as an Air Force Officer--becoming more transparent, valuing people first, and growing as a person: "I'm comfortable now living in the gray."
SC talks about wanting to be an advocate for patient and family-centered care.
SC talks about his hopes for his son.
Participants
- Steven Coffee
- Lisa Stewart