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

Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Latest

Once again, mom and I are both at PCMC with Kim. Because we're so worried about Kim, and don't want to leave her alone, we got a room at the nearby Ronald McDonald house, and will take turns sitting with her. Dad is going to come down when he can, but he has a huge project going on at ATK, and has to do a lot of work- probably through the weekend.

As of today, Kim is a little more lucid, in that she doesn't talk as much as though she were awake and dreaming at the same time. She can focus more on what is going on in the room. But she's still so weak that she really doesn't say much. She still has to be on the breathing mask, too, and that makes it harder for her to talk. Fortunately she's been sleeping a lot, and though she tries to talk in her sleep sometimes, she's more relaxed.

We heard the rest of the test results this morning. As well as her lungs (which I told you were 75% fluid filled as of the scan) they tested her heart, and found that it is only pumping at 53% capacity. So, they gave her additional medicine today to help it pump and to relax her veins so that the blood moves more easily.

She still has fevers and the infection- no news there.

I just wanted to thank those of you who have been a help to us, and who have been praying for Kim. Mom has been taking this pretty hard, so if you want to get in touch with us, please leave a message on my phone, or send me an email.

For those of you who may like to participate as well, the Logan 15th ward is going to hold a special fast for Kim this Sunday. We're so grateful to them for their support.
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