SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011

Good evening.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I am so sorry I haven't updated for so long. Life just gets in the way sometimes. I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. I know we did. It was nice and quiet. I know that sounds funny; quiet with 8 of us!! It was Elena's first Christmas, and she was absolutely adorable!! It was so nice to have a baby in the house at Christmas again. We didn't have many gifts, but that is not what Christmas is about, anyway. Our income reversal was sudden, with no warning, so we weren't able to prepare so we would have money to buy gifts. But we still had a wonderful Christmas. One of the highlights of the day (besides Elena's first Christmas) was the fact that David was home! Four years ago we were in the hospital for Christmas; my poor baby getting chemo on Christmas. We celebrate every Christmas in a new way now. It isn't about the gifts we give (or don't give) each other; it is all about the gift that God gave us that Christmas so long ago. We always read the Christmas story and sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus before we open gifts. All in all, it was a wonderful day. I hope you all had a great day, too.

Then we had my older daughter's birthday on the 28th. She had a good birthday. It was good to have all 8 of us together again!! We had a yummy dinner and she wanted apple pie for dessert! She doesn't like cake, crazy girl!!

We are really hoping that we have a better 2012 than we had 2011!! We are praying for a surgery-free year for David. He has had at least one surgery every year since 2007; and most years were multiple surgeries. Like in 2008 he had 6 surgeries!!! So we are praying that David can go this whole year without even one surgery!!! Please join us in that prayer! Thanks,

We can't believe that 2011 is almost over!! We are glad to see it go, in some respects. We are curious to see what God has in store for us this coming year. We know about some things that will happen, I will let you know when they happen, but I'm sure there will be some surprises. We just hope they are 'good' surprises!!

Please pray for some members of my family. We have some sickies; Elena is sick, Lucy is sick, Jennifer is sick, and David is sick! It is just a cold, but they are miserable! Please pray they get better real soon. Thanks.

Please continue to keep praying for Rachel. She is fighting hard, but is in so much pain. They are giving her IV pain meds around the clock, but it isn't always helping. Please pray for this precious child. Thank you.

I hope you all have a very Happy New Year. I pray that 2012 will be a good year. Thank you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

"Everyone is suffering in this economic climate but parents of children with cancer are amongst the hardest hit."~~~Lorraine Clifton, chief executive of CLIC Sargent

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011

Good evening.

I am sorry I haven't updated in awhile, I have been very busy. I know some people think I am not busy because I don't work outside the home; but that is so not true. My son was even told once that his mom doesn't work, that his mom doesn't do anything. Keep in mind, when my son was told that I was babysitting a 2 1/2 month old boy and 11 month old twin girls!! Sure, now I only have my granddaughter, and David, but still. My granddaughter does not believe in sleeping! I am lucky to get 3 1/2 hours, TOTAL, from her all day!! Good thing she is a happy baby! I am having a blast with her, believe me, but she keeps me hopping!! Plus all the normal housework, cooking, cleaning, etc. I enjoy Elena so very much, and I wouldn't trade my busyness for the world! Priorities! I might not get all the housework done, but I enjoy playing with my little princess. And at the end of the day I am pretty tired, so that is why I haven't updated recently.

Tonight was the Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation Christmas party. We had good food, and David got a $15 gift card. It will be our last year to go to that party, however. They have decided that they have to pare it down, so they are going by diagnosis date, and we will be 'phased out' next year. It is bittersweet. So we just enjoyed tonight.

I just want to say how much I appreciate my children. There was another income reversal in our family, very sucky timing, so this will be a small Christmas. The money we no longer have was money I was counting on for Christmas for my children, so we can't do what we planned. That being said, I want to say 'thank you' to my children for being so understanding. We have always focused on our Savior's birth at Christmas, after all, that is why we have Christmas!! But, as a mom, I want to give my children everything they want. Of course, I know that is not what's best for them, but I still want to!! So I want to brag on my kids and say how thankful and appreciative I am that they understand where we are financially. I have THE best kids ever!! Thank you Jeremy, Lucy, Jennifer, Rachel, and David. I love you all sooo much!

Please, please pray for one of my Osteo family members. I have asked for prayer for her before, her name is Rachel. She is in tremendous pain. Her latest scans show disease progression and she is home on hospice. She is about 6 weeks younger than David, just a 17-year-old child. Please pray for her parents as well as her. No child should have to go through what she is going through; and no parent should have to sit and helplessly watch their child suffer!! Osteosarcoma sucks!!! I wish I had never heard of Osteosarcoma. I am tired of reading about my family members suffering, children suffering and dying!! I hate it so much!! Please pray for Rachel and her family. My heart is just breaking, again. Thank you for your prayers.

Please continue to pray for Davids appetite. We are not happy about his 7 pound weight loss!! He is just not eating enough to just maintain his weight, and that does concern us. Please pray that he can gain the weight back that he lost. Thanks.

Thank you for visiting and checking up on David and the Koury Klan. Have a wonderful evening. Thanks for all the prayers. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan


Right now, this second, somewhere in America, there are 7 children fighting for their lives who won't live through the day.