Joe was eighteen and Joey was four. But they connected on the 11th floor of Levine Children's Hospital and Joey was the only patient he would visit. They shared the same name, Joseph Michael. They shared rare pediatric cancers. They knew their fate long before others were let in on the secret. They lived their lives as if it would go on forever. They gave us hope and a blueprint to live our lives. They were survivors even though they did not survive.
But I know, as Joey's family is feeling today, if there could be one more hug, one more conversation and one more special time with their son it would be cherished.
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