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  • Joey Feek of Joey + Rory Fame in “Deep Sleep,” Said Her Goodbyes and Has Just Days–at Most–to Live

    Joey Feek of Joey + Rory Fame in “Deep Sleep,” Said Her Goodbyes and Has Just Days–at Most–to Live

    Joey Feek of country/bluegrass duo Joey + Rory fame is close to the end of her long battle with cancer. Husband Rory wrote about how Joey Feek hasn’t been awake for days, and that she doesn’t have much time left.

    Rory Feek has kept fans, family members, and friends apprised of Joey Feek’s condition for months now, on his blog, This Life I Live. In a February 29 post, he shared that Joey has said her goodbyes to everyone.

    “Joey has done all she set out to do… even right to the very end, and by sheer will-power (and God’s grace), she was still here to to see our baby’s 2nd birthday. Over the last number of weeks her pain had gotten worse and her health had continued to decline rapidly. And not long after Indy’s birthday my wife decided that ‘enough is enough’. She was ready to stop fighting and she told me so. She said the flowers would soon be blooming back in Tennessee. It’s time to go home,” Rory penned through his tears.

    “Joey gathered her family together around her and she said goodbye to each of them… to her mother and father and her three sisters. There were lots of tears as she explained to each one how much she loved them and that she was going to be going home soon. That her time here was done and she was going to go to sleep soon. And then she asked me to bring our baby in. And so… I set our little Indy on Joey’s lap and we all cried with my wife as she told her how much her mama loved her and, ‘…you be a big girl for your papa… and that mama will be watching over you.’ And then she pulled Indiana up and she kissed her,” he adds. “One last kiss.”

    Rory went on to write that Joey Feek is truly near the end.

    “My wife has been asleep for days now and her body is shutting down quickly. The hospice nurse came again this morning and said Joey will most-likely only be with us for a few more days… at the most,” he shares.

    “A few more days…In the 40 short years that Joey has lived, my bride has accomplished many great things…she’s lived a very full life. But even more than that, she has loved those around her greatly and been loved greatly in return. I can honestly say that Joey’s isn’t just a life well-lived, it’s a life well-loved,” Rory writes.

    “God only gives each of us a certain amount of time to be on this earth and every day when we wake up, we get to decide how we are going to spend those precious minutes and hours. There are no do-overs, no second-chances, no next-time-around’s to get it right. Joey knew this and she has made each and every day count. One of the last things Joey said before she drifted into the deep sleep she’s been in for a few days now is, ‘I have no regrets… I can honestly say, that I have done everything I wanted to do and lived the life I always wanted to live,’” Rory adds.

    Joey Feek has reached a point most believed she’d reach weeks, if not months, ago. Instead she lived to see the release of the new Joey + Rory album, and she learned it hit number one on the Billboard Country charts. She lived to see a Joey+ Rory song announced as a nominee on the Grammy Awards. She spent one last romantic Valentine’s Day with her husband. And she lived to see their precious little girl, Indiana, turn two years old.

    Joey Feek, as Rory wrote, is tired. She’s fought the good fight and she doesn’t want to fight any more. She believes strongly she will soon be in her savior’s arms in Heaven. That faith is what will help keep Rory strong in the dark days ahead.

    Joey Feek has set such an incredible example for so many. She’s taught us that life is precious, and that it’s a gift. And she treasured every single moment of it for as long as she could.

    Soon those who prayed for Joey Feek will pray for Rory in the wake of her passing. They’ll pray for strength in his toughest days, and for loved ones to surround him and Indiana.

    Life won’t be easy for Rory when his beloved Joey is gone, but he’ll have no regrets.

    Rory has stood by Joey Feek nearly every minute of every day since she went home to her childhood home to die. Now it seems that day is coming soon.

  • Joey and Rory Feek: Rory Won’t Attend Grammy Awards Even Though Joey Feek Wants Him to Go

    Joey and Rory Feek, known to their music fans as Joey + Rory, received their first-ever Grammy Award nomination for their song “If I Needed You.” Since Joey is suffering from end-stage cancer, the country/bluegrass duo won’t appear at the Grammy Awards on Monday evening.

    Joey Feek has tried in vain to get Rory to represent Joey + Rory at the awards show, but he refuses to leave her side.

    “I can’t leave her. I won’t,” Rory explained on his blog, This Life I Live. “I have done many foolish things and made lots of mistakes in my life, but this isn’t going to be one of them. Instead, I will be sitting beside her and cheering on Little Big Town, and Blake Shelton and Charles and all the talented folks who are nominated in our category and others. It’s an honor for us to just be a part of that night, it truly is.”

    Joey and Rory Feek will instead watch the Grammy Awards–together–at home, where she is in hospice care. Rory’s daughters from a previous relationship–Hopie and Heidi, along with Joey + Rory’s manager–will attend the Grammys on their behalf.

    Making it this far has been more than Joey and Rory prayed for, since her condition is so grave. The two prayed months ago that she would live to see the Grammy Awards, the release of their new Joey + Rory album, and the second birthday of their daughter, Indiana.

    Indy’s birthday is on Wednesday of next week, and Rory Feek talked of their plans in his blog post.

    “Our plan is to put streamers up around Joey’s bed and move Indiana’s high-chair in beside her, so Joey can be part of it,” he explained. “So she can watch our little-one eat her cupcake and rip the wrapping paper off her gifts.”

    Rory concluded his post by saying that Joey has grown even more fragile, and while they hold out hope for their plans in the coming days, they know that ultimately God is in control.

    “Yes, I have a plan. But mine always gives way to His,” Rory added. “Master plan.”

    Will you be cheering on Joey + Rory at the Grammy Awards Monday night?

    Joey and Rory Feek would no doubt appreciate your prayers as well.

  • Joey and Rory Update: Joey Feek Sets New Goal in Light of Grammy Nomination

    Joey and Rory Update: Joey Feek Sets New Goal in Light of Grammy Nomination

    Joey and Rory Feek spend much of their days hoping she lives to see the next. Joey Feek’s will is definitely stronger than her body, as it wastes away from cancer. That strong will can’t be ignored, however, as the female half of the country/bluegrass duo Joey + Rory continues to outlive most everyone’s expectations.

    It was last week that Joey and Rory Feek learned some very exciting news. Their song, “If I Needed You,” received a Grammy nomination. Now Joey Feek has set a new goal for herself. She is determined to see the Grammy Awards.

    Joey Feek shared their excitement via Facebook.

    …woke my bride up this morning with a baby in my arms and the news that our version of "If I Needed You" was nominated…

    Posted by Joey and Rory on Monday, December 7, 2015

    This Grammy nomination comes on the heels of Joey and Rory Feek’s announcement that, despite her illness, they are moving ahead to release their new album on Valentine’s Day. Uncertain when they made the announcement if Joey would be around to celebrate its release, this is something the duo insisted upon doing.

    The Grammy Awards are the day after Valentine’s Day. What a gift it would be for Joey and Rory if she lives for both of these exciting days.

    Joey Feek was diagnosed with cervical cancer back in 2014. It was only weeks ago that doctors gave her the grave news that the chemotherapy treatments she underwent didn’t work.

    Joey and Rory have maintained an incredibly positive outlook on her health situation. They have relied strongly on their Christian faith to see them through.

    There are likely lots of prayers being said on Joey and Rory Feek’s behalf. Surely many of them involve Joey Feek reaching her new goal.

  • Joey and Rory Feek to Release New Album on Valentine’s Day Despite Joey Feek’s Prognosis

    Joey and Rory Feek, the country/bluegrass duo known as Joey + Rory, will release a new album on Valentine’s Day, despite the very real possibility that Joey Feek won’t live to see the release. At home under hospice care, Joey stopped all treatments for her cervical cancer a few weeks ago, and came home to enjoy what time she has left with her husband and daughter.

    Rory Feek announced the release date of their new album via his website.

    “The one she’s always wanted to make–filled with the hymns she grew up with,” he explained. ” We recorded it in a studio in Nashville early in the summer–just after recovering from her first big surgery in Chicago. And then she did her vocals where she could…in hotel rooms, our house, wherever and whenever she felt up to singing.”

    “In early October, we even did a TV taping of the songs in the concert hall at our farm in front of a live audience,” he continued. “Joey was weak and it was difficult for her, but she was determined. This record means so much to her. It is the songs that are the most important to her.”

    “I think Joey wants to capture the words and music of her childhood,” Rory Feek added. “The music that she goes to when she needs comfort. The music that makes this beautiful, tragic, crazy life somehow make sense. I think she wants to capture this music so we can take it home with us.”

    “Softly and Tenderly” was recorded by Joey and Rory Feek, as serves as an example of the music Joey + Rory fans have come to love.

    Joey and Rory Feek have endured many bittersweet moments since Joey entered hospice care. His daughters came to spend time with their stepmom, as have dear friends and additional family members.

    “Her friends gathered around her on the couch and she told them of her hope that she might be able to still be here for Christmas, or for Indiana’s second birthday in February,” Rory Feek writes. “Joey’s hope never fades. No amount of pain or medicine can touch it. It runs too deep. It’s connected to her faith in God. And as she will tell you, God can do anything.”

    In a recent interview with The Tennesseean, Joey Feek shared that she fears nothing in the face of death.

    “I pray that one morning I just don’t wake up,” she said. “But I don’t fear anything because I’m so close to God and we’ve talked about it so many times. I know he’s close. And I know he loves me. I’m really at peace. I still believe there’s healing in prayer.”

    This new album by Joey and Rory Feek will indeed be a blessing for all their family members, friends, and fans. It will allow them yet one more piece of Joey Feek to treasure after she’s gone.