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Day 38

Laura Gilkey on February 8, 2015February 8, 2015

Another gorgeous day to end this almost perfect weekend. I woke up this morning and made a nice big Sunday breakfast, then sat down to two hours of research while Michael kept… Continue Reading Day 38

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, nutrition8 Comments

Day 37

Laura Gilkey on February 7, 2015

Today was almost perfect. Today, aside from morning and evening antibiotics and a few minor mood swings, there was no mention of leukemia. Leukemia took a silent backseat to much… Continue Reading Day 37

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia6 Comments

Day 36

Laura Gilkey on February 6, 2015February 6, 2015

I woke up this morning at 5:29am, one minute before my alarm went off. I had an important date with one bridge before heading over another. When I got back into… Continue Reading Day 36

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, dexamethasone, MRD, pegaspargase, vincristine12 Comments

Day 35

Laura Gilkey on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

We felt very loved today. There hasn’t been a day on this journey that we haven’t felt this way, but today, especially, we felt it. So many messages, texts, and… Continue Reading Day 35

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethasone4 Comments

Day 34

Laura Gilkey on February 4, 2015February 4, 2015

We finally got the results of Benjamin’s bone marrow aspirate this morning. It was not the news we wanted to hear. We were looking and hoping for a Minimal Residual… Continue Reading Day 34

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, bone marrow aspirate, consolidation, cytaribine, cytoxin, MRD22 Comments

Day 33

Laura Gilkey on February 3, 2015February 3, 2015

Tom Petty said it best. The waiting is the hardest part. After two rescheduled phone meetings tonight, we learned that our oncology team is still awaiting the results of Friday’s bone marrow aspirate. We… Continue Reading Day 33

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethason, minimal residual disease, MRD, nutrition9 Comments

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