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Day 155

Laura Gilkey on June 5, 2015June 5, 2015

I had a dream last night that I left the boys at home to run a quick errand for Michael. In my dream, I couldn’t get back to them. The… Continue Reading Day 155

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, nausea2 Comments

Day 154

Laura Gilkey on June 4, 2015

I lingered in bed this morning long after I woke up, reveling in the sounds of my boys playing together. This morning there was no fighting. There was the excitement and… Continue Reading Day 154

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, marinol, nausea, scopolomine1 Comment

Day 153

Laura Gilkey on June 3, 2015June 3, 2015

Yes, there are patterns here. On the third day of hospital admission, we sleep late. A desperate and deep sleep, easily interrupted and easily resumed. I woke before Benji and… Continue Reading Day 153

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin, marinol, nausea5 Comments

Day 152

Laura Gilkey on June 2, 2015

Today’s pattern mimicked the second day of Benjamin’s last hospital stay. He woke up and vomited twice within the first hour. I found myself grateful that we had family visiting… Continue Reading Day 152

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, kytril, leucovorin, marinol, nausea7 Comments

Day 151

Laura Gilkey on June 1, 2015June 2, 2015

I woke Benjamin up at the last possible minute this morning. All bags were loaded into the car, and Bingo, the giant teddy bear Benji won during his last hospital… Continue Reading Day 151

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, intrathecal methotrexate, lumbar puncture, vincristine2 Comments

Day 150

Laura Gilkey on May 31, 2015

Some very dear friends from out of town are in our neck of the woods for a beach vacation. We had made plans to visit them this afternoon. First, I… Continue Reading Day 150

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, intrathecal methotrexate, lumbar puncture, vincristine3 Comments

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