Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Good evening, everyone. I hope you all had a good day today.

David's orthodontist appointment yesterday went very well. David's teeth are fine. His retainers fit great, and his teeth are nice and straight. Again, I am just unhappy with the color of them. Another reminder of his cancer journey. Maybe when he is older he can get them bleached. But he has a beautiful smile, and I am happy about that. Our orthodontist really cares about David, and our family, and he always asks how David is doing. When I told him that David does have a spot in each lung that they are watching, he instantly teared up! He hugged me and said he will be praying for us. He is a great guy. So David's appointment went well. He doesn't want to see David for 6 more months!

David had a pretty good day today. He got to go to Bible Study tonight, and that made his day great! He loves going, and the social time with his peers is very important. Peers that don't judge him, or make fun of him, just accept him. As far as school goes, he is 'back in the groove' of it! He is looking forward to the unit in History where he will be learning about World War II. He has a few books about WWII, and he is VERY excited to get to that unit. He still struggles a bit, he gets tired so easily. The fatigue really gets to him. But he still just plugs along. Plus he is gone for 1 1/2 hours 3 days a week with PT. And that wears him out! Tomorrow he has PT in the pool. He works amazingly hard in the pool. The pool seems like it would be easier, but not really. He can only bend his knee to 90* in the pool; but he can get to 105* in the office! Weird, huh? So tomorrow morning will be busy.

Please continue to pray for us. Things are getting worse all the time. The state of Nevada is in the 'red' by a lot; so that is why Bryon has to have a furlough day a month. Now the talk (out of Vegas) is that they are looking at a 20-30% pay cut for state employees. Well, if that happens, we will lose our house. The way to balance our state budget is easy; but nobody has the guts to do it. This country is being bled dry by the illegal aliens who get things for free that we can't have. We are paying for them. I am not stupid, I know how it works. I have a friend who used to work at the local urgent care, and she said that 90% of the patients came in with a Nevada check-up card and a Mexico I.D. card. So how much was their bill? You guessed it~~~a big, fat $0!! So guess who pays for that?!?! If we would stop giving them everything, the state (and the country) could have a balanced budget. It isn't rocket science, people. We saw a LOT of this kind of stuff when we were in Oakland. Our insurance company has paid Oakland Children's Hospital over $1,000,000; yet they sent us to collections for $3,000. I am an American citizen, yet I have to pay for the ones who are here illegally. Anyway, we don't know how this is all going to play out, but we see absolutely NO way we can save our house if Bryon's pay is cut another 20-30%. I have just prayed that if for some reason it is God's will that we lose our home, that God will let me be okay with it. Right now I am NOT okay with it! But my family comes first, and I don't want to be 'married' to my house. Please keep us in your prayers. Thank you so much.

Thank you for visiting and checking in on David and the Koury Klan. Could you please pray for Elaine tomorrow? She is a brain cancer warrior, and she has an MRI tomorrow to make sure she is still cancer free. Thank you for your prayers for her. Thank you for your prayers for us, too. Have a good evening, and a good day tomorow. God bless you all. We love you.

Kristi and the Koury Klan

'Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.'~~~H. Jackson Brown Jr.