Joey Feek of the country duo Joey + Rory has been placed in hospice care as family, friends and fans continue to #PrayForJoey.

Joey has been battling cancer for around 18 months now. Her husband and duo partner Rory has created a blog called ThisLifeILive.com where he shares updates and stories that add up to what the blog calls “scenes from one man’s extraordinary, ordinary life.”

Rory posted an update yesterday that was sad to read.

“We prayed.  We all prayed.

God answered.

At 4 am on Friday morning we rushed Joey to the hospital in Muncie.  Her pain had become too much to bare.  A few hours later the doctors told us that the pain was from the cancer tumors continuing to grow and become inflamed and we need to concentrate now on helping her be comfortable.

Not the answer we hoped for… but the answer He has given us.”

Next Rory explained,

“I spent the night in the hospital with her last night.  Today we are planning to bring her home.

The last couple of mornings, I’ve brought Indiana up here to spend time with her mama.  Both of their eyes light up the moment they see each other.

It’s been beautiful.

Later this evening, when it was just Joey and I, Joey read into a couple of ‘recordable’ books to Indiana.  The books are gifts from fans and friends that seemed to know how important it is to connect today to tomorrow for our little girl.  Joey’s hope is that our little one will be able to sit on my lap in days to come and turn pages and hear her mama reading to her.

It was heartbreakingly beautiful to see and hear.”

Joey should be at home with her husband and daughter now as the update explained that hospice has arranged to have a hospital bed taken to their home. Rory also said that he has made it possible for mother and daughter to be close to each other,

“We’ll have a play area on the carpet nearby – close enough for her to watch Indy play, and for Indy to turn and make sure her mama can see her.”

Rory ended the update with a simple statement that carries so much power…

“Joey is at peace with where she is and where she’s going. So am I.

An answer to prayer.”

Read more of the story at Rory’s blog here.

We all continue to #PrayForJoey as well as Rory and Indiana.

By: Buck Stevens