Joel's Journey: Bethany is 22!!!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Bethany is 22!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!

to

Bethany!!!!!!!

she is 22 today!!!

wahoooooo!!!!

what a wonderful daughter!!!!

I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 more posts below......
I am really getting with it!!!!!

3 comments:

Daniel and Jaynee Lockwood and Family said...: Wow! What wonderful surprises you've shared! Praising the Lord with you :) You are having too much fun!
Bethany, from one birthday "girl" to another, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 22 is a wonderful year...I got married when I was 22 :) May the Lord bless you as you continue to seek Him. You are so beautiful inside and out just like your Mom. Hoping to see you all this fall. Love you you all!; June 24, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Rachel said...: Cindy, Your family is just beautiful and looks like sooo much fun. I was laying in bed last night and thinking that I needed to send you a note to let you know how much your encouragement has meant to me the last 8 months. I eagerly look for your comments and and always think about them. In fact I have talked about you and the things you write with my friends so much that I affectionately refer to you as my "blog mom." I am sure age wise you are more like a sister though! :) I don't know how you found my blog or why you continue to care, but I just thought you should know that I am looking forward to a real chat some day in heaven... and to introducing each other to Joel and Makiah! I am sure that even if we never meet in this world, we will be friends there. Thank you for helping me to keep my focus on eternity in this long journey.
Affectionately,
Rachel, Makiah's mommy; June 25, 2011 at 8:48 PM
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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.