I just returned from Tennessee. My brother, Jerry Dale Coleman, continues with his post-operative pain tolerance. His dying spleen (doctors will not take it out for a month) has now turned into a growing cyst that looks like a bloated stomach.

He was in relatively good spirits, due to my sister Susan (to the left) and my visit. His partner Tammy was generous in her hostess role and dealt well with so many Colemans in one spot.

You can see his sense of humor did return during the time we were there. He is seen here with his son, Nick, and me. We missed his daughter, Tara, by one day. She will be there today.