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, April 13, 2010

The Kidney Stone Fairy

(As told by Kim, typed by -Emily, with occasional comments from (Mom and Dad).)

Wait, did they know I had a kidney stone?
-No
Did they know about Grandma's Funeral?
-Oh, nope...
Stop that!
-Okay, well, I'll tell them about that later. You just tell them about the Kidney Stone Fairy.
She came and saw me last night!
-They're going to need a few more details.
I had a kidney stone at my Grandma's funeral. Um. *Snicker* It was owie. It hurt. *sigh* *snickers again*
-They probably don't know about the fairy. Try that.
(Wow, this is really taking off, Kim)
Except for the BALD SPOTS.
(You guys are being Very Silly)
-TELL THEM ABOUT THE FAIRY
The fairy. Well, she comes when ever I have a kidney stone. She sneaks in my room when I am sleeping, and she leaves me a dollar! Yay, money!
(Don't forget the cats!)
Okay
-She's not quite as professional as the Tooth Fairy. Sometimes she is a bit late. But yes, how much money have you made so far, Kim?
Well, I should be up to about six bucks by now, but I think she's only managed to stop by for the last three.
-The first few were in the hospital. She gets lost in all those halls. Plus those mean old nurses took them before she could. Yeah, that's it.
Heh. It's very tragic. That money's going towards my college tuition! *sniff*
-Yes, well, I think that's enough for now. Thanks, Kimmy
-Kimmy?
Oh... you're welcome!
-Tell the nice folks 'bye, Kim.
Bye, Kim!
-Punk.

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Bone Marrow Test

Yesterday Kim went to PCMC for her (knock on wood) very last bone marrow test. We should have the results in a couple of days, and since they are going to show that her blood is still clear (of course!) she will then be able to schedule the procedure to remove her central line. Yay! Just a couple more weeks and she'll practically be normal again! ("Normal" for Kim, that is. Heh.)

We'll let you know as soon as we get the results.

Coming soon: an update on the Relay for Life team. Thanks so much to all of you who have signed up or participated so far! It's going to be a great night.

Love, Emily
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Okay, we're home again. Kim has some new meds, anti-virals, and had some tests done. She has to go back for her visit and check up tomorrow, so we'll find out then if she has any infections going on.

On the drive home Kim was saying that it's sort of funny, but aside from Thanksgiving, she's been in the hospital for every holiday since she was diagnosed!

I hope all of you have had a chance to check out the Keep Running Kim Relay for Life Team webiste that I've set up. I really need people to register if they think they can come for even a little while, and any donations would be great. I'll will post a little more information soon. In the meantime, please check it out!

relayforlife.org/utahstateuniversityut

Team: Keep Running Kim
no special affiliation
*you do not have to pay money to register for the team. Just select the option that says your team captain has already set things up. Thanks guys!
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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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