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Day 200

Laura Gilkey on July 21, 2015July 27, 2015

Benjamin slept extremely well in his new bed. He was the last to rise in the house. We made breakfast, packed lunch, and headed to All Children’s. His attitude was… Continue Reading Day 200

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, Erwinia, kytril, thioguanine, vincristine5 Comments

Day 199

Laura Gilkey on July 19, 2015

From the time we woke up until _____ (we’re still going), we worked on Project Kids’ Room Renovation 2015. It has been such a productive day, and for the first… Continue Reading Day 199

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Day 198

Laura Gilkey on July 18, 2015

Another good night’s sleep for all preceded a trip to our Downtown Farmer’s Market. We haven’t been in ages. Benjamin loved it. We scored a bunch of veggies and even… Continue Reading Day 198

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Day 197

Laura Gilkey on July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

We all got a good rainy night’s sleep. When Benjamin was telling me about his beach dreams over breakfast, my own dreams took form; I remembered one in which a stranger’s hand… Continue Reading Day 197

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia1 Comment

Day 196

Laura Gilkey on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

At breakfast this morning, I checked the status of Benjamin’s scrapes and his port, and noticed that the right side of his dressing had come loose. It was certainly “non-occlusive,”… Continue Reading Day 196

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, fever, infection1 Comment

Day 195

Laura Gilkey on July 16, 2015

Benjamin was sad and nervous when it was time to go to the hospital today. We talked about coping mechanisms, mantras, anything I could think of to suggest that might… Continue Reading Day 195

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia2 Comments

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