Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Good evening.

Today has been a rough day. We found out that there are now 3 more children who are losing their battle to this dreaded disease. Please remember to pray for the families of Sammie, Ben, and Emma. All of these children are under 13. They are so young. And a couple more have received bad scans~~Kenny and Taylor. Our Osteo family is having a really bad week. Jenna had scans today (don't know the results, yet) and Sonya has scans tomorrow. Please pray that these young women get good results, and that David gets good news on Friday. Well, we won't know the results of David's scans on Friday~~~we will probably know on Monday. Thank you for your prayers for our osteo family members. Also, please remember to keep Shane in your prayers; he has a tumor that has totally invaded one of his lungs. When he does any kind of activity he needs the oxygen. Thank you again for your prayers.

I talked to Connie today. She was quite surprised that David's knee is broken. When I told her he has to have the implant replaced, her words were, "I am so sorry." Then she asked how David is doing with that news. That is one of the reasons we love her; she really cares about David. And as a mom, when someone cares about your child, they hold a special place in your heart!! She said that she is going away for the weekend; and won't be back until Tuesday; so we can just call Dr. Hastings' office to get the results of David's scans. But she said she will be calling anyway when she gets back. The 'scanxiety' is really kicking in!! It doesn't help that so many children are not doing well.

Today marks the one year anniversary of our last chemo trip to Oakland. One year ago today we came home from David's last chemo. As of today David has been out of treatment for as long as he was in treatment. He was in treatment for a year; and he has been out of treatment for a year. Wow. Like I said before, sometimes it seems like just yesterday, and at other times it seems like a lifetime ago. *sigh*

To those of you who have posted in the guestbook; thank you for the support, understanding, and encouragement. You all have proven what I said to be true, it happened to you. You truly understand how tough this is. I even had a 'friend' say to me, "Better you than me!" What is that all about!?!? I would rather it be me than my son, that is for sure!!! Anyway, I am sorry that these things have happened to you, too, but it does make me feel not so alone in my struggles.

Thank you again for all your love, prayers, and support. Thank you for visiting and checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Please continue to pray for us and all these other families.

Kristi and the Koury Klan