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Day 176

Laura Gilkey on June 26, 2015

Summer continues. I’m taking a break from an experiment with four kids, a watermelon, and a bazillion rubber bands. It’s about to get messy. Benjamin’s back hurt this morning. He… Continue Reading Day 176

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Day 175

Laura Gilkey on June 25, 2015

Today was filled with wall-to-wall play. We had breakfast, then went to a friend’s house to swim. We came home for lunch, then had more friends over to play. When they… Continue Reading Day 175

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Day 174

Laura Gilkey on June 24, 2015June 24, 2015

I’m grateful for a clean house and clean dogs. I’m grateful for the machines that are currently washing my dishes and my laundry. I’m grateful for old friends and delicious food.… Continue Reading Day 174

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bacteria, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, interim maintenance2 Comments

Day 173

Laura Gilkey on June 23, 2015

Today was the first day Benjamin has gone without medicine for nausea. I was so happy when he woke up and asked for an omelet instead of Kytril. He played… Continue Reading Day 173

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Day 172

Laura Gilkey on June 22, 2015June 23, 2015

Just as he has every day since being discharged Friday, Benjamin woke up feeling nauseous. But for the second day in a row, he has told me that he “smells the hospital”… Continue Reading Day 172

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lympho, kytril, nausea, nutrition1 Comment

Day 171

Laura Gilkey on June 21, 2015

Benjamin had an intermittent tummy ache all day today. I was grateful that with time and Kytril it dissipated before our Father’s Day low country boil. Earlier, Benji had begged… Continue Reading Day 171

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance, kytril, marriage3 Comments

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