On Monday March 2, 2009 I got an appointment for Kurt to go to the doctor that morning at 11:30 am. He was told that he probably had a infection in the lining of his lungs, and to take a couple of days off work. By the time he got home there was a message to call the doctor back right away. He called and was told that his blood counts were extremely low, and that he should get to a hospital right away. The doctor called a specialist who called us and told us to check into the hospital and that he would perform a bone marrow biopsy that next morning. We were is shock and were very worried, because the specialist had mentioned Leukemia. We went right away to the hospital and Kurt didn't feel to bad that night.
A couple of weeks ago, he had some bruising that he didn't know where they came from, and then the next week he was out of breath when he would do anything. He also said that he didn't feel right, but was not that sick. I being the worrier decided that he should go to the doctor.
On Tuesday morning they performed the procedure, and while Kurt was still in there, the doctor came out to me and said that he really thought Kurt had acute Leukemia, but that he wasn't 100% sure and hoped that he was wrong. We waited in the room all day and around 4:00 another specialist came in and said that it was acute Leukemia, and that they needed to transport him to LDS hospital that night. He was taken by ambulance, and I drove up there. He was checked into a small boring room, and told that he would be there for about a month for the first treatment. They did tell us that we could decorate his room any way we liked. At that point we couldn't think of any kind of decorating, we were just so overwhelmed by how fast things had gone. I stayed with Kurt that night, and ended up getting sick all night, we still don't know if it was everything that was going on, or if I was sick with the flu. It was scary, because I didn't feel like going home that late, but I knew that I might get him very sick, because the leukemia destroyed his immune system. The next day they sent me home because I was achy and still wasn't feeling good. That was pretty hard. I stayed home for awhile and then Kelli came up with me in the afternoon, because the Doctors were coming in to talk to all of us.
A couple of weeks ago, he had some bruising that he didn't know where they came from, and then the next week he was out of breath when he would do anything. He also said that he didn't feel right, but was not that sick. I being the worrier decided that he should go to the doctor.
On Tuesday morning they performed the procedure, and while Kurt was still in there, the doctor came out to me and said that he really thought Kurt had acute Leukemia, but that he wasn't 100% sure and hoped that he was wrong. We waited in the room all day and around 4:00 another specialist came in and said that it was acute Leukemia, and that they needed to transport him to LDS hospital that night. He was taken by ambulance, and I drove up there. He was checked into a small boring room, and told that he would be there for about a month for the first treatment. They did tell us that we could decorate his room any way we liked. At that point we couldn't think of any kind of decorating, we were just so overwhelmed by how fast things had gone. I stayed with Kurt that night, and ended up getting sick all night, we still don't know if it was everything that was going on, or if I was sick with the flu. It was scary, because I didn't feel like going home that late, but I knew that I might get him very sick, because the leukemia destroyed his immune system. The next day they sent me home because I was achy and still wasn't feeling good. That was pretty hard. I stayed home for awhile and then Kelli came up with me in the afternoon, because the Doctors were coming in to talk to all of us.
They came in and explained many things to us. I can't remember everything, but they were going to check everything out and then start the chemo the next day or two. I went home to sleep that night, I woke up at 2:30 am and just started to pray, when I was done the phone rang and it was the hospital. I wasn't worried, but after talking to the nurse I began to shake. She told me that Kurt had passed out and fallen in the bathroom, and now they had him in ICU. She told me that she had a hard time waking him up and that ICU could watch him better. Needless to say, I was very worried and couldn't get back to sleep for a couple of hours.
The next morning I still wasn't feeling well and they told me not to come in, I went into a break down. I stayed home for awhile and then felt better and took my temp and it was normal. When I got there around 12:00 he was still in ICU, but they were going to take him back to the bone marrow unit soon. They said he was doing better. So all that day, I wore the mask and gloves so I didn't spread anything to him.
We wish you guys the best! We are praying for you everyday! Stay strong Kurt! We have faith in you. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know.
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