Thursday, April 16, 2009

Good evening. Ok, this is the third time I have tried to update!! Let's hope it works this time.

Today was another beautiful day. It was sunny, windy, and cool. An absolutely gorgeous day.

David did well it PT today. One thing I noticed, tho. He always gets withdrawn and quiet (more so than usual) when he has PT in the pool. I asked him why, and he confirmed my suspicion. It is because he is just a kid and everyone else is a LOT older than him. He feels so out of place. But he does enjoy being in the water, and he works hard. So that is good.

Tomorrow he has PT in the office. Please pray that it isn't too painful for him. We need to get him really strong before June 22 so the lengthening surgery doesn't set him back as far as it did last time. He works really hard, so I am sure we will get there. That is our goal.

For the 'newbies' to this site I am going to re-post something I posted many, many months ago. For those of you who have already read it, please bear with me; I think it bears repeating. Here goes~~~Osteosarcoma turns beautiful young children into warriors wise beyond their years. Fighting battles that only they can face. Deciding to endure, they hang up their lives on a hook in the corner. Soccer jerseys, football helmets, hockey sticks, basketballs, scooters, bicycles, dirt bikes, skateboards, and Barbie dolls stand still and silent now. They are armed anew with the uniform of the cancer patient. Broviac catheters threaded deep into their chests, bald heads, bodies hairless and thin and covered with scars. Limping slowly and steadily on heroic limbs absent of their natural bones, they just keep moving forward. They are all tremendously brave kids. I know some of these kids; besides mine. Some I only know through a website; Chris and little Teagan I know personally. I know these children's lives have forever been changed by an uninvited monster called Cancer~~Osteosarcoma in specific. These children live from hospital visit to hospital visit; chemo to chemo; and (in David's case) from surgery to surgery. I don't know any adult that could handle the brutality of this life, and yet I watch my son, Chris, and Teagan endure it. Are they happy about it? NO! Do they do it anyway? Yes, they do. They put life into perspective. They prove what is really important and what is trivial. And I have seen more courage in the three children that I have watched go through this than I have seen in all the adults in my life put together! I know I wouldn't handle it as well as these children have. I am so proud of David, Chris, and Teagan! They are truly amazing children. I really wish all of you could know David, Chris, and Teagan~~you would be richly blessed by these children.

Thank you for your prayers and love. Thank you for visiting. Have a good night. Sleep tight. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

Nationally, childhood cancer is 20 times more prevalent than pediatric AIDS yet pediatric AIDS receives four times the funding that childhood cancer receives.