FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012

Good evening. 

Well, David had a follow-up at the gastroenterologist on Thursday. We found out that, so far, his B12 levels are within the normal range. Yay! He does NOT have celiac disease. Yay! The powder is not working, so he is scheduled for the hydrogen breath test. That requires us to fill a prescription for some lactulose that he will drink at the appointment, then they will have him blow into a tube every 15 minutes. They told him to be prepared to be at the office for 4 hours total time. Hopefully we will get some answers from that test. If his breath is positive for hydrogen, that means that the bacteria that is in his large intestine is 'leaking' into his small intestine. Remember, he doesn't have the valve between the two to keep the bacteria out. Please pray that we will get some answers. We kinda hope that his breath will be positive for hydrogen so then we will know what to do! We are pretty frustrated at this point. Also, until the test (which is scheduled for July 5) David cannot take his prevacid. It has to be out of his system, not really sure why. He really only needs 2 weeks, but he quit today just in case there is a cancellation before the July 5th date. Please pray that his ulcer doesn't act up in that time. It usually acts up every day if he doesn't take the prevacid! Thanks for all your prayers. 

David loves the freedom he has now that he has his license! He will be driving down to Gardnerville by himself, again, tomorrow. He drove himself to his last Bible study class a couple weeks ago. Tomorrow he is going to a graduation party for one of his friends from Bible study. He is a good driver. Please pray that he does ok tomorrow; he is a little nervous because he isn't familiar with Gardnerville, and he has never been where he is going tomorrow. He will be following the GPS, hopefully it won't send him off a cliff! Nah, he's not that stupid! He knows he can always call us and we can help him. Anyway, he is enjoying having his license. I can't believe all my children are adults! When did that happen?!?! 

We will be almost 'empty nesters' in a couple of months. Rachel will be moving out! We will be turning her room into 'Elena's room.' So now Elena will have her own room at Nana and Poppa's house! That will be a good thing! She spends a lot of time here, and every Wednesday night she spends the night here. Now she will have her own room! Cool, huh? 

Well, that is about it, for now, in the life of the Koury Klan. Please continue to keep us in your prayers; we really appreciate it! Thanks for checking up on us. Have a great weekend. God bless you all. We love you. 

Kristi and the Koury Klan 

"Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don't care, but because they don't."