FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2012

Good evening. 

I'm so sorry I don't update as much anymore; I guess no news is good news. Or stable news in our case. 

David finally got his labs drawn today. We asked them to send the results to us (as well as the doctor) so we can read them ourselves. He has been taking the powder drink, and it is not working. He has another appointment with the gastroenterologist on May 31st. We will let him know that possible fix #1 didn't work. We will find out if the blood draw will tell us anything. I am anticipating low B12 levels....we will see. The next step is the test to see if it is bacteria in his small intestine; that belongs in his large intestine. We knew it would be hit-and-miss and trial and error to find out the cause of David's problems so we can fix them. *sigh*  On to step #2. 

We have reserved our week camping! We can't wait! We are going from June 23-July 1. We are taking Elena with us! It will be a fun, however busy, week camping with a toddler. We are very excited! Actually, Jennifer is going this year, too. So it will be me, David, Jennifer, and Elena for the week!!! We are going to have a blast! We can't wait until we go. 

Tomorrow Rachel will be donating platelets, and Bryon and I will be donating blood. I am a little nervous about that, on account of last time I donated I fainted! Please pray that I don't faint this time. Please pray that I have NO reaction this time. Thanks. 

Please continue to pray for David and the problems he is having. Since we know that the powder (to trap the bile from his large intestine) isn't working, please pray that the test that will require antibiotics will work. And please pray that we will get some answers from the blood work. Oh, he is also being tested for celiac disease. Thank you for your prayers, we really appreciate it. 

Thanks for checking up on David and the Koury Klan. Thank you for your prayer support. God bless you all. We love you. 

Kristi and the Koury Klan 

"I'm proud of my heart. It's been played, stabbed, cheated on, burned, and broken, but somehow still works."