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Day 92

Laura Gilkey on April 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Good Friday indeed. The boys let me sleep in until nearly 9am. It was heavenly. We packed a cooler and some beach towels and met a few friends at Lido.… Continue Reading Day 92

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia1 Comment

Day 91

Laura Gilkey on April 2, 2015April 2, 2015

I woke before the sun to walk the Ringling Bridge this morning. When I got home, Benjamin was staring through the window of the front door. He didn’t look happy.… Continue Reading Day 91

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cytarabine, minimal residual disease4 Comments

Day 90

Laura Gilkey on April 1, 2015

On the way over the bridge this morning, Benji and I were racking our brains trying to come up with an April Fool’s prank to pull on the clinic nurses.… Continue Reading Day 90

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, consolidation, cytarabine, Erwinia, homeschool, hospital homebound, school, vincristine8 Comments

Day 89

Laura Gilkey on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Five bald eagles on the way over the bridge this morning. FIVE. A good sign. Benjamin’s Zofran is back on track. He slept well last night and didn’t need the… Continue Reading Day 89

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine, hopecam8 Comments

Day 88

Laura Gilkey on March 30, 2015March 31, 2015

We woke up well before the sun this morning. Michael took Banyan with him to his Monday breakfast meeting before dropping him off at school, and Benji grabbed a favorite… Continue Reading Day 88

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, nausea5 Comments

Day 87

Laura Gilkey on March 29, 2015

Sundays are precious days. Sundays are for sleeping in and for second pots of coffee. For Sunday brunch and family dinner. For cheese grits. For creativity. For visiting with neighbors.… Continue Reading Day 87

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine6 Comments

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