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Day 146

Laura Gilkey on May 27, 2015

Benjamin overcame the last of his school fears today. He asked to be dropped off and picked up at the normal times, and he ate lunch with his friends in the… Continue Reading Day 146

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, homeschool, school1 Comment

Day 145

Laura Gilkey on May 26, 2015May 26, 2015

We were all up before the sun this morning. Benji’s appointment time at the clinic was an early one, so Michael offered to take Banyan to his weekly breakfast meeting… Continue Reading Day 145

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification3 Comments

Day 144

Laura Gilkey on May 25, 2015

We celebrated Michael’s birthday today exactly how he wanted: at home. I made a good ol’ southern breakfast, the boys and I gave Michael our gifts, and we relaxed for most… Continue Reading Day 144

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, school1 Comment

Day 143

Laura Gilkey on May 24, 2015

My sister and her children made a spontaneous day trip down to Sarasota today. We were all excited to spend the afternoon at the beach. I went to the grocery… Continue Reading Day 143

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, neutropenia3 Comments

Day 142

Laura Gilkey on May 23, 2015

I went to bed early and slept in late, so happy to be in my own bed. It was a blissfully normal Saturday. Lunch, birthday party, appliance shopping, neighbor’s pool,… Continue Reading Day 142

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, kytril, scopolomine3 Comments

Day 141

Laura Gilkey on May 22, 2015

We are home. Benjamin’s 5am blood draw revealed a methotrexate level of 0.5, well below the mark we needed for clearance. He remained fever free through the night, and his… Continue Reading Day 141

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, heparin, methotrexate6 Comments

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