Joel's Journey: my day...

Monday, April 29, 2013

my day...

my day started off with walking with my friend Natalee around the Masonic temple in town. Then we switched gears and headed to our coffee date at Hoboken!! I had to drink water first and then after awhile I got cool down to have my hot drink!! Our topics ranged from kids, to cooking, to food, to fears, to grand children to children's future spouses, to school, to weight, to the crazy futures of our kids, to schedules, to summer, and
much more but I can't remember it all!!! It's never dull no matter how many times we have coffee!!

Then......since it was a most glorious sunny day, meaning I have to be outside in the 89 degree weather....sun time!!!

Then.....Natalee told me about this bread recipe and I made it today instead of waiting til June!!! Heheh!! Artisan bread! It was very good, but I'm not a big bread eater, but the fam loved it!!!!

Then.....it's time for coffee and my evening walk!

How's your day been!?!

3 comments:

Unknown said...: Mmm that bread looks amazing. I'm a huge bread eater. do you have a link to the recipe? I'd love to give it a shot! just what I need for my diet plan ;) haha
xx; April 29, 2013 at 10:49 PM
The Morris Family said...: If you google 5 minute artisan bread!; April 30, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Natalee said...: Had so much fun with you! Always!; May 1, 2013 at 5:10 AM

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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.