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 19, 2009

Last Day of Chemo!

Hey Everyone! This morning Kim had her last dose of chemo for this month/round. She only had 8 days of it this time, so it went a little faster. The great news is that she is still feeling really good. She hasn't got the rash, and though her taste is a little off, her appetite is okay and she isn't feeling sick. She's not feeling too tired, and she's even finding a few things to keep her occupied. (Though, she would still like to add this little tidbit: "Kim is losing her brain.
It is melting out her ears. So, when she comes back, just be sure to use small words...") Of course, the effects of chemo usually start to take place after she's through with the treatment. But it's nice that it hasn't happened yet.
Here is a picture of her taking some guitar lessons from the Music Therapist here at Primary Childrens. Kim's been developing her guitar skills over the past couple of years, and is planning to really get good over the next few months.

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