Saturday, March 28, 2009

David had a pretty good day yesterday. He went to PT, and he didn't get nauseous!! And, no, I did NOT give him Zofran. We have discovered that he does get nauseous when he gets too hot. But he is like his older sister and his mom; the same thing happens to us. We just can't handle the heat. Jennifer used to throw up EVERY night in the summer when she was 17-21 months old. Our apartment in Southern California was HOT, and at night it didn't cool off. Our neighbors and friends couldn't believe she threw up EVERY night; until they would come over and poor Jeremy would come out of the room telling us that Jennifer threw up again. We had to bathe her and change the bedding in her crib every night! And Rachel was just a newborn at the time (the girls are 3 days shy of 15 months apart). We moved when Jennifer was 28 months old. So we just figure that David isn't able to handle the heat, either. But we are just thankful that he did good yesterday. He also sucked on some peppermint 'Breath Savers' and that helped, too. He also did a new machine for his quads~~~it was hard, but he did it!! Linda was looking at his legs as he was doing one of the exercises, and she discovered why he is so weak. When you know what you are looking for, it is very obvious where some muscle was removed from his leg. Linda said it is a very important muscle, so he will have to work hard to compensate for it not being there. And he does work hard!. So he did really good yesterday.

Next week is going to be a busy week. David has PT in the office on Monday and Wednesday; PT in the pool on Tuesday; an orthodontist appointment on Wednesday before PT; and then we leave early Thursday morning for the Bay Area. Rachel is coming with us, so please pray for Jennifer staying at the house alone. She does a good job watching the house and the animals for us. Also, please pray that David's scans come back clear. We have some plans for this summer, and we will NOT be doing them if his scans don't come back clear.

Please continue to pray for members of our osteo family who are having a hard time with relapses; Sammie, Shane, and Nick. I read on another site that another child, named Maddie, died a couple weeks ago. That makes 9 so far this year. Please pray for all of our osteo family~~~even if I haven't said their names. We are all in this battle together, and we need your prayers. Thank you.

David and Rachel are going to go to the pool again today. Rachel said he does a lot of exercise as well as fun in the pool. She said he is a better swimmer than she is. Well, he used to spend a lot of time in our backyard pool; before cancer came, uninvited, into our lives. He loves the water, so I am not surprised. I am sure they will have a good time.

Thank you for all your prayers. Thank you for stopping by and checking in on us. Have a great day. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

Several childhood cancers continue to have a very poor prognosis, including: brain stem tumors, metastatic sarcomas (that is what David has), relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.