Joel's Journey: Wednesday!!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Wednesday!!

Wednesdays tell me there is only 2 more until the weekend!! Yay!!! Wednesday tells me its two days until grocery day! Yay for new food!! Wednesday's also tell me it's cleaning day! Yay! Wednesday also tells me it's my running day on the treadmill!! Boo!!! Haha!! I'm still working toward the 5K but I don't know if I will make it to the end, man, it's tough and my knees are not 20 yo knees!! Boo! But I will give it my best shot!! I am happy with the results of how I feel more toned so it's worth it!! Yay!

I have asked you all to pray for a special friend! The special friend is Kristen's mom, Sue! We were so blessed at Christmas to be able to go to Florida and meet their family! They are an amazing family and we had a wonderful time of laughs, fellowship, going places, eating tons of fabulous food, and just being together!! I think our families "gel well" together!! Well, if you would continue to pray for Sue and their family! Sue recently had some concerns and sought to get them checked out through tests and the results are showing she has cancer in one of her lungs, it is not
lung cancer but breast cancer in her lung. Kristen is there in Florida being a wonderful cheerleader for her mom, making her stay in the hospital more cheery, encouraging her with lots of pampering! So please pray for their family as they journey this path, for wisdom, for grace for healing and strength, for endurance and for joy in the midst of all of this! Sue is an amazing woman that has God's peace and it is displayed through her smile I have seen in several photos that Kristen has posted! Let's surround them with prayers!!

I think Spring is around the corner!! Terry got some onion plants so gardening time is nigh!! It's suppose to be 73 today!! I do have my flip-flops on for the occasion!!

Bethany bought a bottle calf!! I think Mercy likes it!! That's what farmn' is about, baby animals, children learning about God's creation! I will never grow tire of country life!!

Guess Terry and I will be "home alone" this weekend and first of next week.... olders are heading to the slopes!! Skiing!!!

Have a great Wednesday!!! Why do you like Wednesday's!?!?!?

Cindy

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Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.