Monday, April 13, 2009

Good evening. It is another beautiful day here. It is supposed to snow tomorrow. We will see.

David did very well in PT today. He is getting a lot stronger, and that is good. His knee still buckles on him, but he is doing better at catching himself. We are now working on going upstairs without 'snapping' his knee back. Linda said he does that for stability because the quad muscles are weak. So now we are working on control as he goes upstairs. She said the continual snapping back of the knee will wear the knee out faster. So that is why we are working on the control. You know, it really sucks that he has to think about the steps that he takes. We just take walking so for granted, and he has to think about it. But we are happy that he is getting stronger.

We had a good day yesterday. David had a good birthday. We enjoyed being together; all 7 of us. We don't see Jeremy and Lucy very often (usually only on Sundays), so I get excited when we are together. And when we are together for birthdays or holidays......well, that is wonderful. Last year, as you know, David was in the hospital for his birthday, so this year was great! I just can't believe my 'baby' is 15!! *sigh*

Thank you for checking in on David, and for all the birthday wishes. Have a great day tomorrow. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

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