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, January 9, 2010

Kim's ANC is now at 200, and so far she still seems to be moving in a general upwards direction. She hasn't had a fever for a couple of days now, but she's still on the antibiotics, because we're not sure if she's completely rid of the infection yet.
She's been able to walk short distances in the hall without the walker/all on her own- yay! but it is definitely going to be a long process getting her strength back. She hasn't had much nausea the past day or two- thank goodness! She's still on the feeding tube, and still struggling with pain and bedsores, but she's feeling a little better every day, and we're grateful every day for her improvement!
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  1. Don RawlinsonJanuary 9, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Thanks so much for the update and it is so good to hear that things with Kim are moving the right way. Please give her our love.
    Bless you all.
    Don and Lois Rawlinson

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