Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Good evening. It was an absolutely beautiful day today.

David's appointment went well yesterday. There was a little bit of a mix-up, tho. To make a long story short, they told me the wrong time. So they rescheduled it for 1:30 yesterday. So that worked out fine for us. And the appointment went well. Dr. Raphael said he will be scheduling David's scans for July 10. That is the day we need it to be, because David's post-op (and staple removal) in San Francisco is on July 9 at 2:00, so we will have his scans in Oakland on July 10. Yes, scanxiety is is starting to set in. But right now one thing at a time, and we need to get through David's surgery on Monday. He is not looking forward to it, of course, but he is looking forward to not being so uneven. I hate the fact that he will be back on crutches for a few weeks. But I am trying to focus on the big picture; that is just hard to do sometimes. And remembering that he will have to have the revision (new implant) in a year or so just sucks!! This poor child. But at least he won't be on chemo for the next surgery, so he will heal a lot faster. Please pray for David as we prepare for his next surgery. I am just so tired of watching my baby wheeled away into surgery; having him cut into; watching him in pain; etc. *sigh* Thank you for your prayers.

Mattie is doing ok. He is resting comfortably and pretty much out of it. His mom said they removed 9 lesions from his lungs. They did a sternotomy on him, not a thoracotomy. They told her it is less painful because they don't have to break any bones or deal with any muscle. David did have a rib broken and muscles manipulated. Anyway, Mattie does have the chest tubes, and David said those were very painful. Please pray that they are able to keep Mattie's pain under control. He is an adorable little 7-year-old boy. Thank you for your prayers for him; and his parents, Peter and Vicki.

Thank you for visiting and checking up on David. Thank you for your prayers, love, and emotional support. I am trying to add a couple of pictures of David in the pool. Have a good evening. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow. ~Dan Rather