Kimberlee

Last week,

I picked up this donation of toys from my friend Diana.

Diana donated this to our care packages in memory of her daughter,

Kimberlee.

Kimberlee was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

on November 8th of 2009.

Kimberlee was 6 months pregnant at the time.

She had chemo twice before she gave birth to a healthy baby.

Kimberlee underwent a bone marrow transplant on May 25th 2010.

On August 31st 2010,

they were told that the Leukemia had returned,

with a vengeance.

The doctors said there was nothing more they could do,

and Kimberlee was given just 6 months left to live.

So they returned home to live out what time she had left.

On September 27th 2010,

Kimberlee lost her fight against Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Diana donated this precious gift of toys for the kids at Children's Hospital,

in memory of her precious daughter Kimberlee.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia is rare with less than 200,000 US cases per year.

It's a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow with excess immature white blood cells.

AML progresses rapidly,

with myeloid cells interfering with the production of normal white blood cells,

red blood cells, and platelets.

Learn more about AML by clicking here.