It's been a crazy week. Wait, a week?! It feels like it's been months since this whole thing with Joey started. A quick rundown on what has transpired...
He is still at Primary Children's in SLC. He is not even allowed to get up from bed because they do not want him to exert himself whatsoever. Imagine a teenage boy having to lay in bed for 7 days...poor guy! His dad made it from North Dakota and has been with (M) and Joey since about Wednesday. They've done more imaging, EKGs, and other tests to try and narrow down the exact problem and solution. There have been a few bumps in the road, but he has an excellent team working on him.
At this point, he is in 1A (top of the top) priority for a heart transplant. Heart transplant. I am in denial that all of this is even happening! I can't imagine hearing those words about my child. Or having to watch as they poke and prod to try and discover how to keep him alive until his 16th birthday...not to mention High School graduation, marriage, children, career, etc. Once they release him, he will have to live no more than 2 hours from the hospital. We are all wondering how that is going to pan out in their lives.
We get many questions daily about how he is doing and how (M) is holding up...in a small community (4,000, give or take), everyone knows everyone (just about) and is into everyone's business. In this case, that's okay:) The Credit Union is a good place for people to spill their guts, or pry for info. Generally, I do not talk about people with members, but when everyone's so concerned about and praying for Joey, it's easy to find common ground and share our concerns. I'm sure we will plan a community fundraiser event sometime this summer to help with some expenses. (M) has expressed multiple times how much she feels blessed by their circle of friends during this hard time.
On Sunday, I'm going with Conrad and my dad to SLC for some motorcycle races that will happen on Monday. We are going to visit them and I'm so excited to see them. I am praying that a pastor from down there will go and talk with them, and that it will open up doors even wider for me to share my faith. We are most likely going to bring Joey's sister down with us. She'll be done with school for the year, and she's been getting homesick:( She will keep us entertained on the ride down...she has quite the cute personality!
Thank you for your prayers for Joey and his family. There is an obvious reason that his issue was found out before it was fatal. God has a purpose for his life. Now I'm praying that he will open his heart to God and pursue whatever path He has for him. Please let me know if you have any ideas for care package items for a teen boy!! Also, I'm thinking about giving them a copy of The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. It's so encouraging and not super "religious"...just truth that we all need to discover. Please pray that I would have insight as to how to approach the faith aspect.
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