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Day 728/100

Laura Gilkey on December 29, 2016December 30, 2016

We received the results of Benjamin’s bone marrow aspirate today. We don’t have the complete analysis, and a clear path has not yet been laid in front of us. But… Continue Reading Day 728/100

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CAR-T, inotuzumab, neutropenia, platelets, relapse, stomach pain14 Comments

Day 727/99

Laura Gilkey on December 28, 2016

We are still waiting for the results of Benjamin’s bone marrow aspirate, and that’s just fine with me. Despite my best efforts, any time there was a knock at our… Continue Reading Day 727/99

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, bone marrow aspirate, nausea, platelets, relapse15 Comments

Day 726/98

Laura Gilkey on December 27, 2016

We are in the waiting space.  We have been here five times before. I wish I weren’t used to this but I am, and the blessing therein is perspective. The… Continue Reading Day 726/98

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone marrow aspirate, inotuzumab, nausea, relapse14 Comments

Day 725/97

Laura Gilkey on December 26, 2016December 27, 2016

We’re settled back in here on 7 South. I was up early, packing bags and enjoying the quiet morning light through the windows of our beautiful house. When Benji woke… Continue Reading Day 725/97

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone marrow aspirate, inotuzumab, nausea, relapse, siblings15 Comments

Day 724/96

Laura Gilkey on December 25, 2016December 26, 2016

All things considered, we had a very merry Christmas on Clematis Street. It was really hard in many ways, some expected and some not so much. But there is no… Continue Reading Day 724/96

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, christmas, nausea, relapse16 Comments

Day 723/95

Laura Gilkey on December 24, 2016

We. Are. Home. Until Monday morning, I will relish every sound and every smell and every breath in this house. The decision to come home was very much a last-minute one.… Continue Reading Day 723/95

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, christmas, family, home, nausea, relapse, siblings18 Comments

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