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, January 13, 2010

The 32nd Day of Christmas...

Christmas hasn't happened yet, but we're still counting up the days til it's here! It really may not be much longer now...
Kim is still at PCMC, but will likely be home in the next day or two. She's looking good, her doctors just want to make sure she doesn't have any more fevers, and keep an eye on her for a little bit longer.
I just wanted to remind all of you that she's still very weak, so even when she does come home, she'll probably just spend most of her time resting. So please, if you want to see her, just send her a text or email, or call my family, and let them know when you could come by, and Kim will let you know if she is feeling up to it. Also, as it is flu season and all, please keep in mind that she really, really still has to be careful, even if her counts are looking okay.
Sorry I have to nag- you have all been so wonderful and supportive, I just want what's best for Kim while she's at home. (Friends- please pass the word along to others who may not check the blog as often.)
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