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

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Loving having Kim at home!

This is Emily again- sorry I haven't been posting much. It's so great having Kim home for a while. I know many of you haven't had a chance to see her here, and so you still love reading the blog. I'll get better about it once she goes back- and I don't get to see her so much. :(

We found out that she'll be going for her next bone marrow test on Monday- to see how she did in Round Two. The doctors say she should, ideally, have zero leukemia cells in her marrow at this point. So- let's pray that's where she's at!

Even though we don't have those results yet, the doctors want her back for Round Three on Wednesday, the 21st. So she has about one more week at home. Her counts have gotten higher, but she still can't go anywhere near even the smallest of sniffles. (Big Sister Protection Mode: Stay Back you Germ-Infested Villains!)

We'll let you know how things go! Thanks everyone for your love, as always~

Emily
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  1. Screamin' MemeOctober 14, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    I think about Kim and check the blog every day. With my four kids at home and Caitlin always having the sniffles these days I don't dare come visit. I can't tell if it's allergies, cutting teeth or a cold. But Kim is always in our prayers and thoughts. Hope things go good on Monday.

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  2. HeatherOctober 14, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    Hey Kim,
    We have been sick too, sorry! I had thought of coming to visit a few weeks ago but we had the sniffles. I have a woman's running club and I was thinking of trying to organize a race in your bahalf. What do you think about that? I am going to talk to them about it in our meeting tonight and see if we can still try to do it before it gets really cold. I will call you and let you know. Love ya! We are always praying for you! Heather

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