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Day 44

Laura Gilkey on February 14, 2015

IĀ got a good, deep, long night’s sleep. Everyone did. It makes all the difference in the world. We woke up to a cool, beautiful morning. I made a big Valentine’s… Continue Reading Day 44

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia7 Comments

Day 43

Laura Gilkey on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

The word of the day is gratitude. There were many moments today during which I felt overwhelmed. Since we’ve been at the clinic every day this week, I felt pressure… Continue Reading Day 43

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, gratitude, homeschool, hopecam5 Comments

Day 42

Laura Gilkey on February 12, 2015

It’s so good to be home. Our first week of Consolidation is drawing to a close. Four consecutive trips over the bridge to All Children’s has been both an adventure… Continue Reading Day 42

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine4 Comments

Day 41

Laura Gilkey on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

Day 3 of Consolidation. Benjamin woke up and immediately said he felt like he had to throw up. I knew to expect this, and thought it was the Cytarabine catching… Continue Reading Day 41

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cytarabine, zofran6 Comments

Day 40

Laura Gilkey on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

Day 40 of treatment, Day 2 of Consolidation. Another trip over the bridge, another new medicine. One day closer. Benjamin’s chemotherapy cocktail today consisted of a second day of intravenous… Continue Reading Day 40

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine2 Comments

Day 39

Laura Gilkey on February 9, 2015

Day 1 of Consolidation. We were at All Children’s much longer than we expected, but Benjamin’s first day in this new strengthening phase went extremely well. The effects of the… Continue Reading Day 39

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, cytarabine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate4 Comments

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