Prayers and Support for Joe's Healing

Hello all! We are fighting for Joe, and need your help! The Shircliff family is living through absolute hell on earth and could very much use your help and prayers.

Your donations will go directly toward his care and the family's ability to stay by his side during this battle.

Any amount helps, and if you can’t give, please share and keep Joe and the Shircliff family in your prayers. Thank you for your love and support.

Please see the post below from Rob and Erin:

Friends and family,

We are in the midst of every parent’s worst nightmare and need your prayers and support. Joe had a tonsillectomy on Monday, January 13, and while everything initially seemed fine, he began experiencing complications on Wednesday morning that sent us back to the ER by ambulance.

Later that night, after returning home and thinking the worst was behind us, Joe suffered a second post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage and went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance. For over 30 minutes, he had no pulse. The incredible medical team managed to resuscitate him, and he was rushed into surgery, where they were able to stop the bleeding. Joe required over 10 units of blood—about 70% of his total blood volume—to stabilize him.

Once stabilized, Joe was medivaced to the VCU Children’s Hospital in Richmond, where he is now in critical condition in the ICU. His body has endured immense trauma, and while he is stable, he is struggling with kidney and liver function. The massive transfusion has brought its own complications, leaving his overall blood health very low. The hardest reality we’re facing is the possibility of significant brain damage due to the prolonged time without a pulse.

We are praying for multiple miracles—for his brain, liver, kidneys, blood, and total healing.

The nurses keep reminding us what we already know: Joe is a fighter. Right now, we need all hands on deck, storming heaven with prayers for our strong boy.