The last time Benjamin was admitted into the hospital, he had a lumbar puncture with intrathecal Methotrexate before the high octane stuff was hung from his IV pole. Today, he… Continue Reading Day 137
Day 137
on Author: Laura Gilkey
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on The anticipation of tomorrow’s hospital admission was an ever-present force in my mind today. It formed my first conscious thought of the morning (When should I put Benjamin’s Scopolomine patch on?… Continue Reading Day 136
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on Leukemia was beautifully abeyant today. It crept into the forefront only a few times: during Benjamin’s morning and evening medications, when he sat a little to close to a sneezer… Continue Reading Day 135
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on I am overwhelmed with gratitude. I didn’t know this feeling could continue to grow, but it does, and it washes over me in huge, swallowing waves. Michael had an early… Continue Reading Day 134
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on For only the second time since his diagnosis, Benjamin went to school today. He woke up so nervous. The buttons on his shirt, his hairstyle, which books to pack, the… Continue Reading Day 133
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on Aside from his nightly oral chemotherapy, Benjamin did not need any medicines today. No Kytril, no Marinol, and we took the Scopolomine patch off of his neck before lunch. He… Continue Reading Day 132