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

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Easter

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all having a wonderful Easter Day.

Just wanted to let you know that Kim hasn't been feeling well, and since she went off of her antibiotic a couple of days ago, she's been having problems with her bedsore healing. She doesn't have a fever, but mom called PCMC today, and they think she needs to come down right away to be checked. We're leaving now, and I'll let you know later how it goes. Probably they'll just put her back on an antibiotic for a while. Party plans are being delayed.
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  1. Don RawlinsonApril 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM

    Thanks, Emily. Hope everything is OK.
    Don

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  2. mommynolanApril 4, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    There have to be "downs" for us to appreciate the "ups" I just think you have all had your share! You can tell the Lord does not listen to my opinions. I guess He listens, he just doesn't do things my way.
    We pray all goes well! Renee and Pat

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