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

Friday, January 22, 2010

Finally, we might have found the reason for Kim's fevers. A MRI and then ultrasound have revealed an abcess under Kim's skin. It's not a big one, or one they could operate to remove, but with a specific target they think they can nab it with some specific antibiotics. They're going to get her started on those, and if her fevers improve (always those fevers!) they'll send Kim home, even on the exta drugs. (I think she's resorted to trying to be a pain, so they'll try to kick her out that much sooner. ;)
Anyway, thanks those of you who are still sticking here with Kim. I can't wait to have her home.
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  1. Screamin' MemeJanuary 23, 2010 at 12:15 AM

    I'm glad they might have found out the reason for her fever's. I hope it is that. I don't blame her for wanting out of there, it's hard to be caged up for long, as much as I'm grateful for hospitals they are very hard to live in for any length of time, even if the doctors and nurses are great. I'm waiting for her to come home. Keep on fighting Kim. I can't wait to see that cute smile of yours. Our love and prayers are with you.

    Nikki Hansen

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  2. Wendy and ChaseJanuary 23, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    Yeah! I am so happy they may have found the reason for fever. Thanks for posting all the info on here Em, I love keeping up with what is going on. Still keeping your family in our prayers! Love you!

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