Joel's Journey: cliche'

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

cliche'

"some things never change, BUT some things do!" you might can tell I am thinking back, reminiscing, trying to adjust to change.....still!!! Today at the Fair is what sparked the feeling. Several years ago we ALL would come spend the day, I would cook crockpot stuff and we would just hang out ALL day while Bethany showed her goats. Last year we kinda stuck to that plan but not everyone came. So this year it's just a few of us, I didnt bring crockpot stuff and we are not staying ALL day while Bethany shows today and tomorrow. Something about it makes me sad, yet it just is this way. It's hard to describe. Change.....it's different, it's hard, it's good.

Mercy got new water boots, pumpkin patch, a home concert!!

2 comments:

Unknown said...: Aww, Mercy's ADORABLE!; September 18, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Sarah said...: Our family's the same way now... family day trips are now mostly younger kid day trips. Too many varying interests and schedules now! And Mercy has some awesome glasses, and I love the singing with a whisk idea that Elijah's come up with. I've heard of a hairbrush, but never kitchen utensils!; September 18, 2012 at 11:39 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.