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, February 23, 2011

Hi Everyone,
I don't really have anything new to report. Kim is finishing her last doses of chemo today, and we're just playing the "wait and see" game for now.
She's been doing alright with the treatement, considering the fact that it IS chemotherapy- she's sick and doesn't feel like eating anything, and has gotten a little puffy and sore, but she's holding in there.
We don't know if/when they'll want to start her trasnplant round. I don't know yet when they'll want to do another bone marrow aspirate to see how this round of chemo went. I don't know if they will let her come home for a break in between. I'm not much help, am I? :) But we'll let you know as soon as we do what Kim's going to have going on.

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Love you all- Emily
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  1. mommynolanFebruary 23, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Thanks for the update! Please, give Kim a kiss on the forehead for us. We love and pray for you all!!! Pat and Renee

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