Prayers for Joey

On Tuesday I went to work ready for a normal week (finally). Nope. Apparently one co-worker (M) had taken her son and daughter to the doctor in Poky (1/2 hr. away) Monday night for some "minor" complaints--his being a stomach ache and her's an earache. The night ended with Joey being admitted to ICU due to possible heart problems. This is all I found out on Tuesday morning, and we got a few updates throughout the day: They're doing an EKG; he has an enlarged heart and possible clot; and finally, that we was being transported to Primary Children's Hospital (in a big city about 4 hours from our little town). (M) wanted to fly with him, so another co-worker (A) and I headed to Poky to get her keys/car and bring them well-wishes. Joey was in good spirits as the flight crew was getting his wires and IV's situated on the gurney for the flight.

This 15-year-old kid is such a fun, good kid. Conrad and I have "hired" him to help us haul wood or with yardwork, and he's always a talkative, funny guy. It's still hard for me to comprehend that something big is wrong with him:(

As of today, they have diagnosed him with dilated cardiomyopathy (an enlarged heart), and have ruled out that it's an infection that caused it (we were hoping for this, as medication would've probably corrected the problem). This means that there is an abnormality in his heart...probably has been since birth. This is the kind of thing that those athletes drop dead on the court or the field from...seemingly so healthy, but something in their heart just isn't right. It seems that Joey's decision to take a break this year from wrestling and football was a good decision, huh? They put a catheter into his heart (up through the groin area...yikes!) and were able to get a better picture of what's going on. They are putting Joey on a transplant list and the team will meet tonight with the family to discuss a game plan. We are hoping that it won't come to a transplant, and if it does, that it would happen quickly and easily.

Would you please, please, please pray for Joey and (M), and his dad and sister?? My boss talked to (M) today and said she sounds exhausted...I can't imagine the emotions she's had (including the one's associated with her D&C last Wednesday). I know they believe in God, but they haven't accepted Christ as their Savior. I am praying that through this hard time, God would reveal Himself to them...through peace, comfort, medical staff, other patients/families, and physically in Joey's body. My God is so good!