Country and gospel music fans were stunned by the news that Joey Feek, half of the husband and wife bluegrass duo Joey + Rory was diagnosed with cervical cancer shortly after the birth of the couple’s youngest daughter 16 months ago. At the end of October, the couple announced that the beautiful singer’s disease had progressed beyond the point of effective medical intervention and she began hospice care soon after.
On Thanksgiving Day, RFD-TV and Rural Radio (SiriusXM Channel 147) will honor the Feeks with a special day of programming called “To Joey + Rory with Love.” Beginning at 9am ET, the network will launch a five-hour marathon of fan-favorite episodes of The Joey + Rory Show,” followed at 7:30pm ET by a special broadcast of personal messages to the Feeks from their fans and music luminaries including Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Marty Stuart and Connie Smith.
The special programming starts at 9 a.m. (ET) with a five-hour marathon of the 10 best episodes of Joey + Rory from the past three years. Then, at 7:30 p.m. ET (with a replay at 11:30 p.m.), RFD-TV will air an exclusive broadcast of personal messages to the Feeks from fans and country-music stars such as Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Marty Stuart, Connie Smith, and more.
Fans who would like to participate in Thursday’s show can recording personal greetings and well-wishes for Joey and Rory and submit them to carlos@rfdtv.com following guidelines posted on the RFD-TV website. Cards and letters for the couple and their family members can be mailed to RFD-TV c/o Joey+Rory, 49 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203.
Rory Feek is documenting the couple’s journey and how love and faith are guiding them through it at ThisLifeILive.com. He recently wrote, “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’ll tell you, God can do anything.”
I am praying for God’s will regarding Joey’s cancer. Although I have never met Joey in person I know she is special and her faith in God is strong. I will continue to pray for you, Joey and for Rory as well. May God bless you both and surround you with His love and give you strength.
I am praying 3 times a day, pleading with our precious heavenly Father to please grant Joey Martin Feek a miracle to spare her life, to remove the cancer from her body and let her live to raise her baby girl with her husband Rory. I beg him every day!!!
I pray and beg for a GOD giving miracle and JOEY will get well again. Love ya’ll
We know that God is on the throne and who else would know us better than he, the one who gave us life. We are still praying for healing, but if this isn’t what God has in store, then we pray for comfort and strength. Absent from the body present with the Lord. This is our hope.