To Joey, With Love

To Joey, With Love is an inspiring, heart-wrenching, and deeply emotional Amazon Addon released in 2016. It offers a real-life love story that beautifully demonstrates the power of faith, love, and resilience in the face of extreme adversity. The show provides a touching documentation of Joey Feek's courageous battle with cancer and her devout commitment to her family, music, and faith while leaving an indelible wealth of wisdom, love, and inspiration for her daughter and millions of fans.

The show is essentially a heartwarming tribute to Joey Feek, an accomplished country music singer who made up one half of the popular country and bluegrass duo Joey + Rory, alongside her husband, Rory Feek. It’s a two-hour documentary that offers an up-close and intimate portrayal of the couple’s lives, providing an extraordinary look into their simple yet profound love story which triumphantly unfolds against the backdrop of Joey’s struggle with terminal cancer.

Normally, stories of illness, especially terminal ones like Joey's, are told posthumously, often relying on friends and family memories to help paint the picture. However, To Joey, With Love offers a unique twist. Most of the footage used in this moving documentary was shot by Rory himself during the most challenging two and a half years of their lives as they navigated Joey's diagnosis, treatment, pause, and resuming of her music career, and the birth of their precious daughter, Indiana – who happens to have Down syndrome.

The film spans from the creation of their life together on their farm in Tennessee in 2014, up to Joey's death in March 2016. It intimately chronicles their pregnancy and the birth of their daughter, their fear and faith as they faced the challenges that four months later came with Joey's cancer diagnosis, and the hope, strength, and unity they found in their music and shared love for each other and their faith in God.

From the onset, To Joey, With Love captures the couple's struggles and victories with a raw and unfiltered quality. The honest representation of the reality of their lives not only builds a connection for anyone watching but also affirms the ordinary magic of their simple, country life, which they’ve preferred to the glitz of stardom.

Despite the dire circumstances, there's also an incredible sense of hope that permeates the show. The couple continues to find joy and faith in the smallest things, from the miracle of Indiana's arrival to the joy of creating music, to relishing simple moments together. The couple’s courage, strength, and optimism resonate throughout the documentary, showing how love and faith can help people endure even the most catastrophic storms life can throw at them.

Music, forming the bedrock of Joey and Rory’s connection, has a strong presence in the show. The couple's harmonious twang, their sincere songwriting that radiates their deep faith, and their wholesome, old-fashioned country aesthetic all make for a recurring backdrop to their heart-touching story.

By sharing personal home videos and Joey's letters, the show manages to convey a sense of who Joey really was; her strength and courage, her unwavering faith, her perseverance in the face of adversity, her love for her family, and above all, her exceptional spirit and relentless positivity, despite her terminal condition.

In essence, To Joey, With Love is a gripping documentary that is profoundly personal, deeply poignant, and ultimately uplifting. It doesn't just tell a story; it delves deep into this extraordinary couple's world, revealing their incredible resilience, tireless work, hope, faith, their dedication to family, and above all, their profound and inspiring love for each other.

Viewer discretion is advised due to the emotional subject matter, but for those ready to embark on a touching trip down a real-life love story underscored by faith, courage, hope, and resilience, To Joey, With Love is a viewing experience unlike any other.