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

Friday, August 14, 2009

Thursday & Friday

It's 1:00 pm, and Kimberly is still sleeping. She had a long night- her temps are still high, and her kidneys are starting to show some increased strain (higher levels of some chemicals than there should be,) so they've been keeping a close eye on her all night, changing her antibiotic again, and have kept her hooked up to monitors that she hasn't used much since she went off of her chemo. Also, her red blood cell count and platelet count was really low, also making her tired. She just got another transfusion of blood, and will be getting platelets later.
Because she is still having fevers, they are going to giver her another CT scan in about an hour to look for infections in her body. It has been about two weeks since her last one, and they are worried that there could be a hidden infection or abcess somewhere in her body. So, they'll check for that.
Yesterday one of the hospital neutritionists came by to see Kim, and gave her a hard time about not eating enough. She gave her some high-neutriant drinks and guilt, and then took off. The drink Kim tried made her sick, and she threw up a few times. She ended up eating more towards the end of the day... but still, when she wakes up, she'll be glad to know that she missed the neutritionist this morning.
Also yesterday, Sister Nolan from our family ward came by to see Kim. She brought her a lovely, Huge card that everyone had signed. (I'll get a photo up soon.) She was also lucky enough to be here for Kim's first bought of nausea. Later, Melissa and Charla came by and brought Kim some snacks and chinese food. She's been able to get some of that down, so that's good.
And, Kim got her first bit of post-mail through the hospital. Aunt Kris sent her a card, and one of the hospital staff brought it in. That was really cool. So, I just thought I would say, if you want to mail or bring anything by the house in Logan, we'll get it down to her. But, if you feel like sending something directly to the hospital (other than the hand-deliver e-mails, see side bar for more info) you can mail things to the hospital address (also listed on side bar) attention Kimberly Nelson in room 4417. Thanks, everyone!
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