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

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Ding Ding Ding! Back for Round Two

I am here at the hospital with Kim- I get to spend the night tonight, and mom will be back tomorrow night. The Surgical Unit isn't too bad, but we still miss being upstairs in the ICS. I'll put some pictures up of her current room.
She is going to be in this room for about a week- probably. Yesterday was her first day of ten days of chemo again, and she should still have high enough counts until they move her up there. (They aren't as picky down here with cleanliness and all- you don't have to be checked in, and her room isn't air-pressurized, etc.)
She is of course already twiddling her thumbs. I'm sort of torn between being that that she feels well enough to be bored- it might not be long before the drugs start making her sick again. Still, if any of you could drop by to visit, or want to send an email or something, she'd really appreciate the distraction. She is now in the Children's Surgical Unit (CSU) Room 3070. (By the way- a couple of you have asked me what Kim might like to keep her entertained... the best things I can still think of are an iTunes giftcard, stationary and maybe some snacks- she's still got her appetite.) Thanks!!
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