Joie Update

What a day! We have seen God's miracles happen before our eyes today. Thank you all so much for your prayers, concerns and phone calls today. They are much appreciated. A little after 8 this morning Randall called hysterical and said that Joie had coded and that she was holding her own. Doctors told him to call everyone in that he needed to call that she could die. By the time Mike and I could get back down there, she had begun to show signs of improvement. All through the day we continued to see improvement. However she is still very critical, the nurse said that she had never seen someone so close to death turn around in such a quick amount of time. That, my friend, IS prayer! The doctor said that Joie definitely had pneumonia in both lungs and in upper and lower quadrants. They told us that her lungs look very bad. Someone asked if Joie is a smoker and the answer is no, she is not. Randall saw a glee of hope after visiting with her at 5:30PM. He told her that he loved her and asked her if she could see him. She opened her eyes really wide, looked at him and shook her head. This was very encouraging to him. After this she was given medication so that she could rest peacefully. Please keep them in your prayers. I will post another update in the morning after the doctors come by, unless we find something else out tonight. The experiences of today has me really thinking. You see just 3:30AM I was talking and praying with Joie and in just a couple of hours she was unconscious and knocking on death's door. We are not promised our next breath. If we were to leave this world this very moment how would our loved ones and our friends remember us? Would we leave with unfinished business? Does our children know that we love them? Does our spouse know how important they are to us? Would we leave a friend with bitter feelings? These are questions that I have been asking myself and wanted to share with each of you. For me, I sure hope my family know how important they are to me and that they are the love of my life. For you, my extended family, EACH one of you, whether you are an active poster or someone who emails me privately hold a very special place in my heart. I love each one of you dearly and would do anything in this world for either of you. There are some that we have had a difference of opinion and to you and I believe you know who you are without me calling your names, I would like to apologize to you and to tell you that I am sorry if I have offended you in any way. Life is precious and it is short lived and todays events made it very clear to me that we should be living each day, each minute as if it were our very last. I thank those of you who have touched my life through this site and I ask God's blessings for you. You may continue to call me if you would like in regards to Randall and Joie. My home number is 256-435-1855 and my cell is 256-283-6016. I realize that posting these numbers is a violation of the TOS rules at OH and I am hoping that for this time it can be overlooked. Love to each of you. Becky

Becky, Thank you for making this beautiful post. Our time on this Earth is limited. When death knocks on our door's it gives us real insite into our relationships with others, and with our savior. I have never meet Joie, but Randall is a very special person to me, although I've never met him either (except through posting's on this board). He has touched my life through the messages he put up here. May The Lord continue to bless this family, and touch Joie with His healing hand's. We prayed for a miracle and God is giving us one. God bless you, Annette

Amen My prayers are with them....and you for your beautiful hearts! Jackie