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Day 170

Laura Gilkey on June 20, 2015

Man, did I sleep well last night. I peeled myself out of bed only to give Benjamin some Kytril in the early hours, when he felt nauseous. Then I put… Continue Reading Day 170

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, kytril, marinol1 Comment

Day 169

Laura Gilkey on June 19, 2015June 20, 2015

We are home. Just after I published last night’s post, our night nurse came in to tell me that Benjamin’s Hour 72 methotrexate levels had come back at 0.12, just a… Continue Reading Day 169

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, hospital, methotrexate3 Comments

Day 168

Laura Gilkey on June 19, 2015June 19, 2015

Benjamin and I both stayed awake until his blood draw last night. He asked to read my journal entry to pass the time, but couldn’t get beyond the first sentence.… Continue Reading Day 168

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hospital, methotrexate2 Comments

Day 167

Laura Gilkey on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015

We slept in this morning. I stayed up late last night to be present when Benji’s methotrexate finished dripping and his blood was drawn. Jackie, one of our favorite night… Continue Reading Day 167

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, leucovorin, marinol, methotrexate, nausea, scopolomine1 Comment

Day 166

Laura Gilkey on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015

True to the form of these Interim Maintenance hospital stays, Benjamin woke up on day two feeling nauseous. He vomited twice in quick succession. He knows, without a doubt, that… Continue Reading Day 166

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance, kytril, marinol, nausea, scopolomine1 Comment

Day 165

Laura Gilkey on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015

I stayed up too late last night getting ready for today’s probable hospital admission. I’m glad I did, because I overslept this morning and had no time for last minute… Continue Reading Day 165

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, high dose methotrexate, interim maintenance, kytril, vincristine2 Comments

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