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Day 308

Laura Gilkey on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Benji woke up in much better spirits today. He had made his own breakfast by the time I returned from my sunrise bridge walk, and greeted me happily. Banyan got… Continue Reading Day 308

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, creatinine, methotrexate, pentamidine, school1 Comment

Day 307

Laura Gilkey on November 4, 2015

This was an emotionally intense day from start to finish. Benjamin was out of sorts when he woke up, and he said his tummy hurt. I noticed sweat on his upper lip… Continue Reading Day 307

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Day 306

Laura Gilkey on November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

I was thankful this morning for Daylight Savings Time. It meant my friend and I could bear witness to the sunrise again as we walked over the Ringling Bridge. It… Continue Reading Day 306

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, exhaustion, oral methotrexate1 Comment

Day 305

Laura Gilkey on November 2, 2015

It was a new dawn and a new day today. The boys set their alarms super early to be able to go with their daddy to his breakfast meeting. Michael… Continue Reading Day 305

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, school2 Comments

Day 304

Laura Gilkey on November 1, 2015

Benjamin finished up his first steroid pulse of maintenance this morning. While the effects will last well into the week, I can say so far that Prednisone is much, much… Continue Reading Day 304

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hunger, school, siblings, steroids1 Comment

Day 303

Laura Gilkey on October 31, 2015

Benji is sound asleep. I will wake him up when I finish writing so he can take his pills for the night. This happened last night as well; due to the debacle at… Continue Reading Day 303

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