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

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Dad, dog and fun




Dad's perspective (Sunday 20Sep09)
I get to take my turn this weekend with Kim, I've actually been looking forward to this, I enjoy my time here with Kim. I got here Saturday afternoon as I was busy getting things done around the house, (computer maintenance, laundry, vacuuming, dishes, moping, yard work, etc. etc.) I didn’t want the house to look to bad when Julie got back.
Kim is continuing to do well, the only problem I can see is some pain with jaw and head aches. This round of chemo has been much less severe than the 1st round. Her ANC blood count is now zero, the chemo has done its job killing out her cells in the bone marrow, now back to the re-building faze. So her immunity is back to nothing and she is confined to her room. Kim and I watched a few videos Saturday evening. Sunday morning, I hiked for an hour on the Bonneville Lake Shore Line Trail, then took a short-cut coming back coming down the steep mountain slope and over the “U”. The “U” is made from a big slap of cement with embedded lights. Sunday I attended the sacrament service provided here at PCMC, and then the branch brought in the Sacrament and lesson to Kim. Kim and I have had a fun afternoon visiting and reminiscing about how good our lives have been. Kim got a special visit from a beautiful dog, a King Charles Cavalier. He was the most friendly-loving dog you could imagine. I want one now, what a beautiful dog. Thanks all for your food, love and prayers in our behalf. (Ward members have been bringing in food for Emily and I at home while Julie and Kim are at PCMC)
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 at 9:07 PM

    Did you see your Dad (David) hiking from your window? :)
    -Phoebe

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