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Day 398

Laura Gilkey on February 3, 2016February 3, 2016

Benjamin woke up not feeling very well, but got ready for school without complaint. I told him he could stay home if he felt like he needed a day of… Continue Reading Day 398

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ewing sarcoma1 Comment

Day 397

Laura Gilkey on February 2, 2016

Well, I did it. I walked back into my radio studio and talked to my dear friend for an hour about Benjamin’s diagnosis and treatment. My heart was pounding and… Continue Reading Day 397

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia4 Comments

Day 396

Laura Gilkey on February 1, 2016

We were all up well before the sun this morning. Michael hosted an early breakfast meeting at work, and we both needed to be there, so we brought the boys… Continue Reading Day 396

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, immune system, PTSD, school, virus, work1 Comment

Day 395

Laura Gilkey on January 31, 2016February 10, 2016

This afternoon, I hosted the first in what I think might be many gatherings of a group I’m calling “The Starmakers.” These are crafty folks in our community who have… Continue Reading Day 395

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, genetics, rainbow stars2 Comments

Day 394

Laura Gilkey on January 30, 2016

It was a bright and early morning after very little sleep, but we sprang into action and got ready for Benjamin’s baseball tryouts and Banyan’s flag football game. The baseball… Continue Reading Day 394

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, siblings, sports2 Comments

Day 393

Laura Gilkey on January 30, 2016January 30, 2016

As I was preparing for bed last night, I pulled up my email, and saw that Benjamin’s sweet teacher had given me a heads up about some impulsive behavior in… Continue Reading Day 393

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