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Day 26

Laura Gilkey on January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

Two more days of Dexamethasone. I wonder how the Children’s Oncology Group determined that 28 days was the best length of time for kids to be on this steroid. Surely… Continue Reading Day 26

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, dexamethasone, methotrexate, siblings6 Comments

Day 25

Laura Gilkey on January 26, 2015January 26, 2015

Mondays. Transition days. Back-to-everything days. Tender days. The early hours were somewhat rocky this morning. Benjamin was teary not to be able to go to Daddy’s breakfast meeting, teary not… Continue Reading Day 25

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethasone, vincristine14 Comments

Day 24

Laura Gilkey on January 25, 2015January 25, 2015

Benjamin felt really good today. Kind, energetic, hungry and cracking jokes all day long. I was thankful for the timing, as big brother Banyan had a chess tournament this afternoon. He… Continue Reading Day 24

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, siblings10 Comments

Day 23

Laura Gilkey on January 24, 2015January 25, 2015

It was a super windy Saturday here today. It seemed that every gust of wind carried with it a new emotion. I’m thankful to be back here to sort it… Continue Reading Day 23

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, hair loss, vincristine6 Comments

Day 22

Laura Gilkey on January 23, 2015September 23, 2015

Friday. A day that used to find us looking forward to happy hour now finds us driving over the Sunshine Skyway with numbing cream, Glad Press ‘n’ Seal, and a new… Continue Reading Day 22

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, consolidation, induction, vincristine12 Comments

Day 21

Laura Gilkey on January 22, 2015

I absorbed some of Benjamin’s school self-consciousness this morning as I walked onto his campus for the first time since his diagnosis. There have been so many acts of kindness… Continue Reading Day 21

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, hospital homebound, siblings, vincristine6 Comments

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