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Golf Outing – meet our kiddo!

Ethan Villanueva, a 16-year-old boy from Elwood, is a true fighter. For over a year, Ethan lived with constant pain, but doctors kept telling his family it was just a simple infection. Even after a scan in early 2025, they were told everything was "clear."
The truth came out on October 10, 2025. Ethan was rushed to the ER in unbearable pain, and doctors found a large tumor. Because it was missed for so long, the cancer had already spread to his bones and lungs. What could have been caught early at Stage 1 was now Stage 4.
Instead of celebrating his 16th birthday with friends, Ethan spent it in a hospital room, starting his first round of chemotherapy. Since that day, he has faced four different types of chemo and weeks of radiation. Even when the medicine stops working and the news is bad, Ethan refuses to back down. He told his family, “I’m too young to die. I’m going to fight until I can’t anymore.”
As a single mom of four, Kamry stays by Ethan’s side through every hospital stay, often traveling hours away for his care. Your support at Joey’s Journey helps this family keep going and gives Ethan the chance to keep fighting for the future he deserves.
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These days…

We are currently hunkering down. Protecting what is precious to all of us…LIFE. When this ‘outbreak’ is over- I know we will all have so much celebrating to do! With those words in mind, we have some stinky news to share. Due to the current situation with Covid -19, we feel it is in the…

Violet

Why we do it!

Just check out this smile on Victory for Violet‘s face! This is exactly what we want from our foundation! This is what your donations do! This is a beautiful example of what Joey’s Journey wants to bring to so many kiddos! We are also in the midst of partnering with Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital and Riley Children’s Hospital North to…

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