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, January 21, 2010

Still no news. The doctors decided to do Kim's Bone Marrow Asperate (Test) yesterday, just in case the fevers, which she is still having, are being caused by leukemia cells growing again. Obviously, that would be horrible, and would completely change the how they will continue her treatment.
We are a little worried that they might just choose to start Kim on her last round of chemo without letting her come home for a break. We are still waiting for the results from the bone marrow, and several other tests they've taken the past two days, before they decide what they will do. We should know by Friay or Saturday.
In my mind, Kim is not really through everything she's dealt with this past round until they clear her to come home. I'm very glad she's been feeling better, but until they get these fevers figured out, she's not really through it yet.
Thanks everyone, for your love and continued support. She still needs it as much as ever... though she's really still too weak for company, just knowing you're there for her is helping to get her through the tough times of being stuck in the hospital. In another week, she'll have been there for two solid months.
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