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Day 476

Laura Gilkey on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

Benji felt totally fine today. Just once, as we were getting into the car to go to school, he said, “My tummy will feel better as the day goes on,… Continue Reading Day 476

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Day 475

Laura Gilkey on April 20, 2016April 21, 2016

I checked in with my online moms’ group to further assuage my guilt for giving Benji his Methotrexate with his 6MP last night. Turns out almost everyone does it that… Continue Reading Day 475

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, kytril, maintenance, methotrexate, nausea, school, zofran4 Comments

Day 474

Laura Gilkey on April 19, 2016

The Ringling Bridge at sunrise is one of my favorite places in the world to be. I would need the pause this morning, the stillness, the quiet contemplation with my… Continue Reading Day 474

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, methotrexate, school, sports1 Comment

Day 473

Laura Gilkey on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016

Benji’s sore throat returned this morning, but only for a few minutes. He felt better as the morning went on, and by drop-off time he was right as rain. The… Continue Reading Day 473

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, exercise, hair, school, steroids1 Comment

Day 472

Laura Gilkey on April 17, 2016

Benjamin hasn’t complained of a sore throat all day. I feel pretty safe in saying we’ve dodged another virus. His steroid pulse also ended this morning. Hallelujah. I realized this morning that… Continue Reading Day 472

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Day 471

Laura Gilkey on April 16, 2016

Benji woke up with a sore throat. Day five of his steroid pulse and he hardly cared to eat breakfast. That’s unheard of. I thought this might preclude him from… Continue Reading Day 471

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