Joel's Journey: eeeek!!!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

eeeek!!!!

Ok, I just am looking on fb and I see this photo!!!! I am trying to be calm!!! Oh, Lord!!!!! I have been praying without ceasing and I guess I know why!!!!! Young people.... they have no fears!! Guess that's good and bad!! I feel sure I was the same way! But it's different now..... that's my kid!!! (son/man) haha!!!

Well, I have done alot today!! Taken 2 to the Disney store, taken 1 to the chiropractor! Went to SAMs!! Ate a homemade donut Anna made! Hmmmm.... what next?!?! Dinner!!

Happy Wednesday!! Pray for Sue, Kristen's mom, today chemotherapy for her.

.....and for Daniel!!!!

Cindy

7 comments:

Sarah said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; March 7, 2012 at 7:41 PM
Sarah said...: Oh.My. Goodness. Wow... don't think I could ever do that! That's.. daring to say the least. And, speaking of the chiropractor, that's where I'm headed tomorrow. Yippee!; March 7, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Rachel said...: wow. I'm deathly afraid of sharks. I have no idea how you feel about your son catching one! and I'm not even sure if I want to imagine how he caught it. *shivers* ;); March 7, 2012 at 8:43 PM
-stephanie- said...: HA! That reminds me of the T.V. show, "Hillbilly Handfishing". I don't watch it, but I guess that's what the whole show is about.
I think that's an awesome picture!; March 7, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Daniel and Jaynee Lockwood and Family said...: That's Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!; March 7, 2012 at 9:31 PM
Paige said...: Wow what a Man. Love to be dare devils; March 8, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Paige said...: Wow what a Man. Love to be dare devils; March 8, 2012 at 10:12 AM

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.