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Day 215

Laura Gilkey on August 4, 2015August 4, 2015

I couldn’t sleep again last night. One of the conversations I had with Dr. Grana yesterday was about a study linking a specific gene mutation to a higher incidence of… Continue Reading Day 215

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphomide, cytarabine, hunger, intrathecal methotrexate, kytril, lumbar puncture, marinol, nausea, steroids5 Comments

Day 214

Laura Gilkey on August 3, 2015

We all woke up easily and felt well rested. Benji was calm and sweet upon waking, and neither of us felt nervous. There was a quiet confidence in our house… Continue Reading Day 214

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, delayed intensification, neutropenia, thioguanine3 Comments

Day 213

Laura Gilkey on August 2, 2015August 2, 2015

I couldn’t sleep last night. It took hours before I finally slept and what felt like minutes before I started waking up over and over. As a result, I was… Continue Reading Day 213

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, delayed intensification, neutropenia2 Comments

Day 212

Laura Gilkey on August 1, 2015

This weekend is a nice little sweet spot for Benjamin. He’s still quite hungry, but his mood swings have stabilized considerably. His cold is behind him. And although he has… Continue Reading Day 212

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, hunger, liver toxicity, school, steroidsLeave a comment

Day 211

Laura Gilkey on July 31, 2015

Benjamin and I both woke up after a long night’s sleep feeling much better. After breakfast(s), Benji was ready to move his body. We walked down the street to our… Continue Reading Day 211

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Day 210

Laura Gilkey on July 30, 2015July 30, 2015

Benjamin and I both woke up with full-blown colds, but we have felt increasingly better as the day has progressed. He had a small fever of 99.4, which has been gone now… Continue Reading Day 210

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hair loss3 Comments

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