Benjamin’s path has been made clear, and it leads to Philadelphia. Our morning began with an encouraging lab report. Benjamin’s platelets would need transfusion, but his white blood cell count… Continue Reading Day 680/52
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on This morning’s labs showed another huge increase. Eighty percent of Benjamin’s peripheral blood is infected with leukemia. It’s higher than the day he was diagnosed. I had prepared myself for… Continue Reading Day 679/51
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on Benjamin slept well last night. I woke up at shift change and nervously looked at his lab report. It looks like yesterday’s blast number was indeed a product of his… Continue Reading Day 678/50
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on Benjamin’s day began at 5:30am, when our night nurse came to deaccess his port. He was sleepy but kind, and understood the plan. The nurse used a fast acting numbing… Continue Reading Day 677/49
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on I was hopeful this morning’s labs would show some reverse in yesterday’s trend, but they did not. The blasts in Benji’s blood increased a little more. His platelet transfusion was completely… Continue Reading Day 676/48
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on Benjamin’s labs this morning showed a huge increase in leukemia blasts. More than double, up to 52%. We haven’t seen a peripheral number that high since diagnosis. His platelets dropped… Continue Reading Day 675/47