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

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Intensive Care Unit

Kim has been sent down to the Intensive Care Unit after all. She started having a really hard time again in the night, and they decided to just get her down there so she can be on more medications and machines in hopes of getting her stabalized. As of now, they are not planning on taking her lines out. If everything goes well, she should only be there for about 24 hours.
They are still battling the strep infection. There is a chance it could move to other parts of her body. Between that and her being so weak right now, her fevers have been getting as high as 106.
Mom is the only one who is allowed to be in with her. Also, there are no cell phones allowed in the ICU, so for now they will be a little out of touch.

I will keep you updated.
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Monday, December 14, 2009

Last update- good news


Okay, I didn't end up leaving earlier. Kim was doing very badly for a while... they ran more blood tests, did some scans, and called in doctors from Intensive Care. Her fever has been over 102- up to 105, and she was shaking, pale, she couldn't breathe, and her hands and feet were going numb. But, they got some medicine in her, and she's been getting a bit better. So they still haven't sent her to the ICU. She's been kind of stradling the line for the past couple of days, but so far has stayed just on the upside. They'll keep an eye on her for the next while, and she may go up and down some more, but hopefully she'll pull through it within a day or two.
The bacteria in her chest is a kind of strep. So far as we know, it's still there, the tests aren't back on that yet. But as long as she can keep on top of it, she'll be okay.
I doubt they'll end up doing surgery on her, and though this does weaken her, so long as she can beat the next couple of days, she probably won't be set back too much. Thank you all for the prayers. I'll update again tomorrow.
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Another Update

I am about to head back to Logan. Kim's fever has gone back up, and they've scheduled more tests for her. She's not quite through this thing yet, so please keep with us. We'll keep you updated. Thank you all- Emily

PS- Santa just came by :) We took a couple of pictures that we'll try to get up soon.
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Update on Kim

It's Emily again- I am at the hospital with mom and Kim. Kim is still not doing well- her fever is still high, but they think they might have the infection contained... we're still waiting on the final results from some tests to be sure. But they haven't moved her down to Intensive Care, and they seem to think she'll be able to pull through it.
I won't lie- she's on oxygen, extra fluids, heart monitors, and a nearly constant stream of check-ups. She's really weak, and tired. But I know she'll be okay- if we just keep praying for her. Thank you all.
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