Thursday, November 5, 2009

Good evening.

David is feeling better every day, just like we told him he would. He is
still battling that fever, tho. Today it was between 99.7 and 100.4. We
wish he could just kick that fever to the curb; just like he did the
pain!!

He had a great time at Bible Study last night. And tonight he is not
walking with the crutches anymore!! He is using his cane (walking stick)
to get around. He won't use the walker, but as long as the cane works,
then I am fine with it. His ankle is causing him pain, though. His right
leg has not been used in two months, so the ankle gets tired quickly. But
otherwise his leg is doing great!!

I talked to Nita tonight. Thank you for your prayers for Chris (David's
Osteo friend). The doctor said that the problems he is having is arthritis
in his knee. They were in Colorado for a week and Dr. O said that the cold
caused it to 'flare up.' He said that it is common, and in about 10 years
they will need to do surgery on his knee and remove his kneecap and
replace it with an artificial one. Dr. O told us that when he goes in and
replaces David's expandable rod with a non-expandable (fixed) implant they
will be replacing David's kneecap then. That will save David a surgery
later on. One less surgery~~~~sounds good to me!!! Nita and I were
laughing because when Carol found out that Chris was having trouble with
his knee she instantly put him on crutches. Dr. O was surprised to see
Chris on the crutches; but then said to Nita, "Carol probably panicked
because we just had to replace the prosthesis in another boy." Nita said,
"David." and Dr. O said, "Oh, yeah. I forgot you know them!" It was pretty
funny! So, thank you for your prayers for Chris. It is sad that a 17-
year-old child has arthritis.......*sigh*

Tomorrow we are going to go to David's Physical Therapy office to show
them his prosthesis. I am curious to see their reaction.

Thank you for all your prayers, love, and support. Thank you, again, for
whoever you are that has deposited money into David's account. I ask God
to continue to bless you for your generosity; you have no idea how much it
helps us! Like I said before, just because David is 'out of treatment'
doesn't mean that the medical expenses stop! They just continue!!! Thank
you. Thank you for being here for us, all of you. Have a good night. God
bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan


Even with insurance coverage, a family will have out-of pocket expenses of
about $40,000 per year, not including travel.