Born Blue: Remember Me for Who I Was to You

You cannot choose every storm that finds you.Born in 1965 with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, Joe Coastie. entered the world blue-and survived. That first struggle became an early symbol for a life repeatedly tested by hardship, service, responsibility, loss, and the decision to keep getting back up. Some lives begin quietly. This one began fighting for air.Born Blue follows the roots of a Coast Guard family, beginning with the influence of a father who served at sea and continuing through the experiences that shaped a son long before he wore the uniform himself.From childhood memories of Sandy Hook and a young boy standing aboard a Coast Guard patrol boat, to lessons about work, discipline, family, perseverance, leadership, and finding purpose, this is a story about how the things that happen early in life can steer a course for decades.It is not a story about having an easy life.It is about refusing to stay down.You can decide whether you get back up or lay there and die.Born Blue is a story about surviving the beginning you were given and becoming the person you choose to be.He was not born into a perfect story. He was born into a fight. And he lived.Inspired by true events and presented as fiction, Born Blue follows a life shaped by family, duty, hardship, endurance, and the determination to keep moving forward when quitting would have been easier. This a story about where we come from, the people who shape us, the struggles that test us, and the memories that remain long after the moment has passed.Some people enter your life for a reason. Some for a season. Some leave a mark that never goes away.Born Blue is about remembering who you were when and where you came from its just a game .