[Magdalen] Prayer Request, serious and urgent

[Jay Weigel]

I have just learned that Joey died last night. This is about too much to
take. He was 36 years old and I had known him literally since before he was
born. When do I get to say "ENOUGH ALREADY, DAMMIT?"

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:

> God be with this family in this tough situation.
>
> Georgia+
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Nothing, sorry. I have a friend request in to Allison but I know she has
> > more important things on her mind. I'm sure I'll get updates from Mary Jo
> > as she gets them though.
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Praying.  Jay, any updates?
> > >
> > > Molly
> > > who thinks God could give Jay a $&@@?^%# BREAK ALREADY, you hear me,
> > Lord?
> > >
> > > The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in
> no
> > > other way. -- Mark Twain
> > >
> > > > On Jan 31, 2016, at 8:42 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Prayers surrounding Joey, his parents, his siblings and friends, and
> > you
> > > Jay.
> > > >
> > > > No answers, just support -
> > > >
> > > > hugs too - Cady
> > > >
> > > >> On 1/31/16, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >> Please pray for Joey, a young man I have known all his life, and for
> > his
> > > >> family. This is his sister's Facebook post that was relayed to me
> by a
> > > >> friend (I can't for the life of me think how his sister and I aren't
> > > >> Facebook friends, but anyway):
> > > >>
> > > >> "It is with an extremely heavy heart that I write this post. Joey is
> > in
> > > >> ICU. He has had 4 massive strokes. His heart has a growth on it that
> > is
> > > >> spitting clots out all over his body. He has significant brain
> damage
> > > and
> > > >> his brain is swelling. His kidneys have shut down. He is on the
> > > ventilator.
> > > >> Please be in prayer for him and our family, especially his parents
> > > Melinda
> > > >> Hanna and Mike Hanna. Decisions must be made that no parent should
> > have
> > > to
> > > >> make. Thanks to everyone that has checked on him and prayed."
> > > >>
> > > >> I am stunned and heartbroken. Melinda was a friend of my next door
> > > >> neighbor, and Joey's older sister is the same age as Adam. Melinda
> > and I
> > > >> were pregnant together with Joey and Betsy. Joey was born first, a
> big
> > > >> husky redhead who was as calm and placid as Betsy was petite and
> > active.
> > > >> Adam and Allison played together as toddlers, and once they were old
> > > >> enough, Betsy and Joey joined them. The kids all went to the same
> > > schools
> > > >> until Betsy went off to Catholic high school in Knoxville. They
> > weren't
> > > >> close after graduation but their lives touched now and then. I saw
> > > Allison
> > > >> at Adam's funeral but didn't get a chance to talk to her much. Betsy
> > > did,
> > > >> and she said today when I told her that Allison had said Joey wasn't
> > > doing
> > > >> too well.
> > > >>
> > > >> It sounds as if Joey will not be coming out of this, and that even
> if
> > he
> > > >> lives, his life will be seriously diminished. Please pray for him
> and
> > > for
> > > >> his family and for the decisions they will have to make in the next
> > few
> > > >> hours and days.
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>