Skip to content
  • Benjamin the Brave
  • The Benjamin Gilkey Fund
  • Rainbow Stars
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • CMMRD
  • Resources
  • Blog
DONATE NOW TO LIFE SAVING RESEARCH

Benjamin the Brave

Read about our wonderful boy, and about the unique giving opportunity in his name through the Johns Hopkins All Children's Foundation.

Rainbow Stars

Request a Rainbow Star for a child with cancer, volunteer to make stars, or order a prismatic rainbow star to support research.

Blog

Our daily journal chronicling Benjamin's leukemia diagnosis, his 772 days of treatment, his life, his death, and his unparalleled bravery.

Day 365

Laura Gilkey on January 1, 2016

Happy New Year! Those words have changed in meaning, forever. Last year, “Happy New Year!” was wished upon us by every doctor, nurse and custodians that walked through our seventh… Continue Reading Day 365

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia1 Comment

Day 364

Laura Gilkey on January 1, 2016January 1, 2016

The day, and the year, have come and gone, and with each of them so many feelings I can’t quite label. I finished the last seven rainbow stars this morning… Continue Reading Day 364

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia1 Comment

Day 363

Laura Gilkey on December 30, 2015December 31, 2015

There are a few terms in my online moms’ group to which I refuse to subscribe. “CK” is one of them; it stands for “cancer kid,” and I will never… Continue Reading Day 363

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia4 Comments

Day 362

Laura Gilkey on December 30, 2015

Must be Tuesday. Michael had some fun errands to run today, like going to the Honda shop, then picking up Kathy’s boat from the marina. So the plan was for… Continue Reading Day 362

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, detoxification, escalating methotrexate, essential oils, methotrexate toxicity1 Comment

Day 361

Laura Gilkey on December 28, 2015

We had a sweet day on the homefront. Banyan biked to a friend’s house a couple of blocks away this morning, and Benjamin had a friend over for most of… Continue Reading Day 361

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, rainbow stars, steroids2 Comments

Day 360

Laura Gilkey on December 28, 2015

The boys and I are home and tucked into our beds after a late night drive from Sarah’s house in Gainesville. We spent the day at a slow pace. Benji… Continue Reading Day 360

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, siblings3 Comments

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Sidebar

Upcoming Events

There are no upcoming events.

Subscribe to our Email List

Subscribe

* indicates required

Search

Footer Content