Monday, December 20, 2010

Good evening.

Thank you so much for all your prayers and words of encouragement. They are working!!! David is feeling much better today. His fever is down to 99.5, and he said he isn't as achy as he was yesterday. His throat is still sore, but even that is some better. He is coughing a bit, which, of course, panics us when we know he has those lung mets! But we know right now that this is just his 'cold' settling in his chest, and we are trying not to worry needlessly. He did have a flu shot in the fall, so if this is the flu we know it would be a LOT worse than it is now. It just seems like he has been through enough, he shouldn't ever have to get sick again! I know that is unrealistic, but all the other cancer moms (and dads) out there know how I feel!! Oh, Jeremy is doing better, too. Neither of my boys are 100%, but they are on the mend. Thank you again, so much, for your prayers.

Our weather is COLD! We still have snow, from last night, and the roads are rather icy in spots. The weather forcasters are not calling for much more snow between now and Christmas, so it is possible we will not have a white Christmas~~~sadness. We really want a white Christmas; we will see. God could still give us one!

Please continue to keep our Osteo family members in your prayers. Todd is doing better, but his prognosis really hasn't changed. But for now he is celebrating doing better. Please pray for Rachel (not my Rachel, an Osteo family member). She has a tumor in her chest that is causing her a lot of pain. Her mom took her to the hospital today to get some more pain medication. I will add her Care Pages site at the end of this post. She has been through sooooo much! She is a beautiful young lady, she is just a couple months younger than David. Also, please continue to keep Kenny in your prayers, his mom is really fighting the hospital! They seem to be very incompetent. We parents have to be our children's advocate, and we have to be so on top of things! I understand a lot of the nurses are overworked, but still. We parents are already SOOO stressed, and scared, and we just want our children to be safe, taken care of, and to get better! Anyway, please keep Kenny and his mom, Teresa, in your prayers, too. Thanks.

David is enjoying being off school. He spent most of today in bed, but that is just fine. He was able to play video games in bed, so he had a good day. He didn't eat much, but this is when I don't worry about that. He sorta made up for it at dinner~~he ate 5 tacos! Considering he hasn't eaten much for the last 2 days, 5 tacos is a lot! He is just really enjoying having this break from school! I miss him when he is on break, he spends all his time upstairs! *sigh*

Well, that is about all that is happening around here. Thanks for visiting and checking in on David and the Koury Klan. I hope you are all staying warm and dry. We sure are~~just love our wood-burning stove!! God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

Whether their children are in remission, NED (No Evidence of Disease), cured, or still in treatment, parents of kids with cancer never really relax. Your mind tells you if it happened once, it could happen again.

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