Kimberly

Kim was diagnosed with AML Leukemia on July 22, 2009, just after she finished high school. She'd been feeling well, just showing a few bruises when she went to Primary Childrens Medical Center for a heart surgery to fix a relatively minor condition she's had since she was born. A blood test before the surgery showed that her blood had been completely taken over by the cancer. They admitted her that day and began treatment right away. She went through five long rounds of chemotherapy, doing relatively well, with the exception of one infection that led to a very scary stay in the Pediatric ICU. She spent almost all of that time in the hospital, with just a few breaks to go home. By the end of March 2010 she was allowed to go home for good- officially in remission! She was so excited to finally go to USU Fall semester, and got strait A's in all of her classes! Psychology, Humanities, Family Finance and ANATOMY. Not a week after finals, at a regular check up at PCMC, her blood tests showed that her cancer was back. And thus began round two- Kim's goal was to make it to a bone marrow transplant. We had found a donor, so all that was left was to get her in remission once more. After three rounds of chemotherapy, her body was no longer strong enough to keep fighting, no matter that her spirit was. She will always be with us. 7:48 pm, March 31, 2011

Monday, August 10, 2009

KEEP RUNNING KIM!



Kim's friend Ben had these AWESOME wristbands made for her. They say KEEP RUNNING KIM! ... which is pretty much her motto in life. He's been giving them out to their friends, and brought a bunch to the hospital for others when he came by with Mel and Charla yesterday.
These things are all the rage. If I were you, I'd see what I could do about getting one! ;)
THANK YOU, BEN. This is just one more amazing show of the great support that Kim really needs to get through all of this.
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  1. Todd and CarolAugust 11, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    Yeah Kim...I know your physical and spiritual strength and your great attitude are getting you through this. That is so neat your levels are at ZERO. We are so happy.

    Could you let us know how we can get a wrist band? Carol

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