Days of our Lives: Joy Receives Devastating Health News – Huge Twist Ahead?

Days of Our Lives spoilers indicate that Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) has a health scare this week that could be very serious and in fact downright scary. And Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) is set to be there when she gets this devastating diagnosis.

This could change everything for Alex and his baby mama and for Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) as well. We’re going to talk about Joy’s scary diagnosis and Stephanie doubting that it’s even a real thing.

Days of our Lives: Joy is a Thorn in Stephanie’s Side

So, we all know that Joy has caused nothing but grief for Stephanie since she arrived in Salem with Alex’s daughter, Kelsey. And if not for Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) prodding her, Joy might still be in New York with her parents raising little Kelsey alone. But Jeremy wanted to stir the pot. And boy did it work.

And from there, Stephanie actually made things so much worse. I mean, I’d be worried if my baby daddy’s wife fired a gun at my head. And I honestly don’t think that Stephanie has apologized enough directly to Joy for that. You know, maybe because Alex keeps saying it’s not your fault, but it is Stephanie’s fault.

And I don’t think she’s gone and had a sit down and explained it herself and really genuinely apologized. Yes, it is Jeremy’s fault that he kidnapped Stephanie and she had PTSD as a result. However, it is Stephanie’s fault that she ignored every single one of her dad, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) gun safety rules.

Stephanie Was Careless on DOOL

Not only did she have a loaded gun not in a safe, but she had it close at hand while taking double doses of sleeping pills. Have you ever taken Ambien? I have. It is not a drug to take with a loaded firearm close at hand or your cell phone or your credit card or your car keys. So, I think at this point, Joy has some PTSD that’s maybe not being acknowledged because of that. But in the end, we all know the truth. Joy did come to Salem hoping to use Kelsey to steal Alex from Stephanie.

Those are definitely facts of the matter, and it is an extreme demand from Joy that they keep Stephanie away from Alex’s daughter forever. But they could agree that keep Stephanie away from Kelsey for 6 months and then we’ll revisit it and if there’s no more scary incidents, no bullets flying, then you know, alter the custody and visitation arrangement.

I think it’s understandable that Joy is a little scared, but Alex refused to sign the custody arrangement because of the ban on Stephanie that was initially set for Kelsey until she turned 18. I agree that was heavy-handed, not fair to Alex in the least. But at the same time, it’s Joy and Alex’s co-parenting issue for them to hash out, them and their lawyers.

Days of our Lives: Stephanie Ruined Things with Her Big Mouth

Stephanie knows she screwed up shooting at Joy and she should have stayed out of it. You know, give Alex the room to negotiate because this is his to deal with. And in fact, Belle Black (Martha Madison) had talked some sense to Joy, but then Stephanie had to butt in and she shouldn’t have and she made things worse.

Not only did Stephanie tell Joy she thought she was being unreasonable, but it got worse. Stephanie told Joy off, saying she was trying to steal Alex from her. Stephanie was raging about Joy calling Alex about the medical insurance.

In that case, he was the one who panicked and ran off instead of listening to what Joy had to say. Then Stephanie griped about the flat tire that Joy called Alex about. But Joy didn’t have roadside assistance and didn’t want to leave Kelsey alone in the car while she changed the flat on a busy road.

Stephanie’s not a mom. She doesn’t understand. I would have done the same thing. And the spare tire caused the blowout that caused the car crash and Stephanie was ignoring Joy’s calls to Alex’s phone and then deleted the voicemail. That was immature behavior.

If Stephanie had just answered the call, everything would have been different because she would have heard from Joy about the wreck and then she could have contacted Alex, sent him to the hospital and Stephanie could have met him there and they could have dealt with it together as a couple.

Instead, Stephanie assumed the worst because Joy was hurt, you know, and Kelsey had to get checked out. But Stephanie was actually thinking that Joy would crash her car on purpose to manipulate Alex. That’s next level paranoia. 99.99% of moms would never put their child in danger.

Joy’s Devastating Diagnosis and Leukemia Theory on DOOL

Alex finds out that Stephanie interfered, made things worse with the custody thing. And then Alex is begging Joy to reconsider. All of this could have been avoided if Stephanie just let Alex deal with his business. And then things take a turn for the much worse.

Joy’s at Brady Pub pulling Kelsey’s car seat off the stroller and she’s got some kind of arm thing. She’s in obvious agony. Kelsey’s scared and crying and Javi Hernandez (Jacob Martinez) id going to be there. He’s checking on Joy. Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) is checking on Kelsey to calm her down. And I bet an EMT insists Joy has to go to the hospital to get checked out.

And initially it may look like an arm injury, maybe some leftover thing from the car crash or a pulled muscle when you know that baby gear is heavy. But spoilers hint, it is so much more serious than that. Alex is on hand to support Joy when she receives devastating news. And that sounds to me like a terrifying medical diagnosis. You know, a pulled ligament in your arm or pulled muscle, that’s not devastating news. So, I don’t think this is related to Kelsey on Days of our Lives.

I think it’s about Joy herself. And at the same time that Alex is with Joy for this stuff, Stephanie’s having a heart-to-heart with her mom, Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans). And we can already guess Stephanie’s going to rant about Alex rushing off to be with Joy, ranting about the custody deal. I expect Stephanie tells Kayla she thinks this is another stunt Joy’s pulling to get his attention. All part of her master plan to steal Alex. But it’s not a stunt. And it could be something terrifying.

Days of our Lives: Stephanie Horrifies Alex

And Stephanie’s going to look like a monster for saying all this because Alex is there, he hears it straight from the doctor. So if Stephanie rolls up and suggests that Joy is faking and conning him, I think Alex may be upset. So, here’s what I suspect is going to happen.

I think Joy’s going to be told she has leukemia. If you recall her origin story, leukemia is part of it. Joy was conceived as a savior sibling to be a bone marrow donor for her sister who had leukemia. That same cancer that almost killed her sister might now be threatening Joy.

And just to be clear, leukemia doesn’t run in families, but soaps can write what they want with medical conditions. And one of leukemia’s symptoms is arm pain. It is a very common leukemia symptom. That’s why I jumped right to thinking that might be what we’re getting. The pain is caused by cancerous white blood cells building up pressure in the bone marrow.

So, while Stephanie is accusing her of a stunt, you know, Alex may be hearing that Kelsey’s mom has cancer. And Kayla, as a doctor, can check and see Joy’s test results, but she can’t tell Stephanie anything. So, Stephanie may run her mouth to Alex and then he is angry. From there, they’d likely see if Kelsey is a match to be a bone marrow donor to her own mom.

Two Ways this Could Go on Days

If Joy has a cancer like this, I expect it’s going to take one of two storyline paths. One, Joy needs a donor. Kelsey’s tested as a match, and that exposes that the paternity test was rigged and Alex isn’t Kelsey’s biological father. A lot of fans think Joy’s been lying and somehow tampered with the test that Alex took when Joy first came back to Salem.

Another route they could go is Alex is still Kelsey’s daddy and they’re writing a cancer plot to potentially kill off Joy so that Alex and Stephanie will be raising little Kelsey. So Stephanie doesn’t want kids. That could be really messy. This whole situation might push Alex and Stephanie’s marriage to the brink and it could be a life and death ordeal for Joy that could leave her daughter Kelsey without a mom.