Belated Happy Mother's Day
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Belated Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!! I hope you had a great day.
Sorry it has been so long since I have written. I have a few minutes to updatenow while my beautiful granddaughter is napping.
David's oncology appointment went well. He has been 'reduced' to just chest xrays and leg xrays. Not sure how often, however. Forgot to ask that!! We aren't totally comfortable with that; but we know we can't radiate him forever!!! CT scans have their own set of risks, and the radioactive dye they give him for bone scans also have their own set of risks. So.......we have to trust the doctors. Plus, we have to go with whatDavid is ok with. It's his body, he is an adult, and he is aware of the risks, so we abide by his decisions. Plus, the main thing is, he is in God's hands!! A funny thing happened at his appointment. Keep in mind Connie has been seeing David for 5 1/2 years. She again asked about his stamina (he has none) and his physical abilities. We told him that without the lower quad muscle he can't do much without getting really tired. She was checking out his leg, and squeezing the area above his knee and she had this 'a-ha' look on her face and said, "he has NO lower quad muscle at all!" It FINALLY dawned on her! We thought it was kinda funny. For us, if you push on your leg above your knee, you feel muscle. With David, you feel the implant. He has no fat deposits or muscle around the implant. his leg caves in on the sides (above his knee) because there is nothing there. Anyway, we thought it was funny that she finally 'gets it' where the leg is concerned. So his appointment went well.
He is again working. He started April 30th, and this contract is through the end of September, so far. There is still the possibility of maybe it becoming permanent, but we'll see. He, of course, doesn't like working, but he does like the money. His supervisors know he won't be working that week in July when we go camping, and it's all ok. He won't get paid for it, but I guess that's life. He's working for a different temp agency this time, Manpower, and he doesn't get benefits. So, no paid vacation! He is ok with it, tho.
He still spends the weekends at the girls' house. Except last weekend, we went camping! We had a lot of fun. The weekend went by really fast, however. That was our old tradition, camping on Mother's Day. We did do the Great America thing for two years, but David would rather go camping. So we will go camping on Mother's Day from now on. It was fun.
The great news of the day is......drum roll......we are going to have another grand baby!!! We are so excited! Because it will be a planned c-section it will come a wee bit earlier than due date. So, by Thanksgiving we will have a new life in our family!!! We are hopingfor a boy, but we know we will be over the moon with joy if it's another girl! We totally cannot wait! Please pray for a safe pregnancy and safe delivery. And, of course, a healthy baby!! Thanks!
Well, that is all the news for now. Thank you for visiting and checking in on David. Thank you for your prayers. God bless you all. We love you.
Kristi and the Koury Klan
We are continuing to see late deaths of children presumed “cured” due to late relapses, toxicity and secondary malignancy.
Belated Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!! I hope you had a great day.
Sorry it has been so long since I have written. I have a few minutes to updatenow while my beautiful granddaughter is napping.
David's oncology appointment went well. He has been 'reduced' to just chest xrays and leg xrays. Not sure how often, however. Forgot to ask that!! We aren't totally comfortable with that; but we know we can't radiate him forever!!! CT scans have their own set of risks, and the radioactive dye they give him for bone scans also have their own set of risks. So.......we have to trust the doctors. Plus, we have to go with whatDavid is ok with. It's his body, he is an adult, and he is aware of the risks, so we abide by his decisions. Plus, the main thing is, he is in God's hands!! A funny thing happened at his appointment. Keep in mind Connie has been seeing David for 5 1/2 years. She again asked about his stamina (he has none) and his physical abilities. We told him that without the lower quad muscle he can't do much without getting really tired. She was checking out his leg, and squeezing the area above his knee and she had this 'a-ha' look on her face and said, "he has NO lower quad muscle at all!" It FINALLY dawned on her! We thought it was kinda funny. For us, if you push on your leg above your knee, you feel muscle. With David, you feel the implant. He has no fat deposits or muscle around the implant. his leg caves in on the sides (above his knee) because there is nothing there. Anyway, we thought it was funny that she finally 'gets it' where the leg is concerned. So his appointment went well.
He is again working. He started April 30th, and this contract is through the end of September, so far. There is still the possibility of maybe it becoming permanent, but we'll see. He, of course, doesn't like working, but he does like the money. His supervisors know he won't be working that week in July when we go camping, and it's all ok. He won't get paid for it, but I guess that's life. He's working for a different temp agency this time, Manpower, and he doesn't get benefits. So, no paid vacation! He is ok with it, tho.
He still spends the weekends at the girls' house. Except last weekend, we went camping! We had a lot of fun. The weekend went by really fast, however. That was our old tradition, camping on Mother's Day. We did do the Great America thing for two years, but David would rather go camping. So we will go camping on Mother's Day from now on. It was fun.
The great news of the day is......drum roll......we are going to have another grand baby!!! We are so excited! Because it will be a planned c-section it will come a wee bit earlier than due date. So, by Thanksgiving we will have a new life in our family!!! We are hopingfor a boy, but we know we will be over the moon with joy if it's another girl! We totally cannot wait! Please pray for a safe pregnancy and safe delivery. And, of course, a healthy baby!! Thanks!
Well, that is all the news for now. Thank you for visiting and checking in on David. Thank you for your prayers. God bless you all. We love you.
Kristi and the Koury Klan
We are continuing to see late deaths of children presumed “cured” due to late relapses, toxicity and secondary malignancy.
