Not a Whole Boy: A Medical Memoir

Not a Whole Boy: A Medical Memoir is the true story of one boy’s struggle to overcome the birth condition you never knew existed. You’ve never heard of this birth defect, and neither had any of the doctors who delivered Jimmy Cole in 1966. Jimmy was born with a condition known as Cloacal Exstrophy, the most severe type of Bladder Exstrophy. At that time in medical history, few, if any CE babies survived, and, thus, Jimmy was not expected to live. But thanks to the support of a loving family and friends, as well as extraordinary medical miracles and miracle workers, Jimmy thrived. Rich with humor, human drama … and yes, horror … Not a Whole Boy tells the gripping story of Jimmy’s persistence and his pain, from birth until today; as well as his vision for a future in writing and filmmaking, and, to surrender to a cliché, his goal to survive and thrive, against all odds. Not a Whole Boy speaks to the power of support, hope, faith, and incredible curative skills, and Jimmy’s life and struggles are vivid and visceral from the very first page. Not a Whole Boy is about the boy who, despite the suffering and the odds, embraced life, and, above all, to this day, carries on. — ASIN: B0DCK3LVPQ | ISBN13: 9798327656802 | ISBN-13: 979-8327656802