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Day 299

Laura Gilkey on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015

Benjamin began long term maintenance today. (I notice I have a tendency to isolate this fact, like it needs verification. It is still sinking in.) It was a super early… Continue Reading Day 299

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, intrathecal chemotherapy, intrathecal methotrexate, leucovorin, long term maintenance, lumbar puncture, methotrexate toxicity, prednisone, vincristine1 Comment

Day 298

Laura Gilkey on October 26, 2015

I am being granted the opportunity to learn the same lessons over and over and over again. Like, two seemingly contradictory emotions (i.e. anger and gratitude) can and should be able to… Continue Reading Day 298

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, intrathecal methotrexate, leucovorin, long term maintenance, lumbar puncture, methotrexate, prednisone, school, vincristine3 Comments

Day 200

Laura Gilkey on July 21, 2015July 27, 2015

Benjamin slept extremely well in his new bed. He was the last to rise in the house. We made breakfast, packed lunch, and headed to All Children’s. His attitude was… Continue Reading Day 200

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, Erwinia, kytril, thioguanine, vincristine5 Comments

Day 170

Laura Gilkey on June 20, 2015

Man, did I sleep well last night. I peeled myself out of bed only to give Benjamin some Kytril in the early hours, when he felt nauseous. Then I put… Continue Reading Day 170

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, kytril, marinol1 Comment

Day 158

Laura Gilkey on June 8, 2015

Benjamin felt yucky again this morning. He woke up early enough to go to Michael’s Monday breakfast meeting, then changed his mind and came back to bed. This was totally… Continue Reading Day 158

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, delayed intensification, interim maintenance, methotrexate, siblings3 Comments

Day 123

Laura Gilkey on May 5, 2015May 5, 2015

It’s been a very long day. I’m lying in bed next to Benjamin, who is resting peacefully. Finally. Once again I feel grateful for this blank space to sort this… Continue Reading Day 123

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, interim maintenance, intrathecal methotrexate, leucovorin, lumbar puncture, vincristine10 Comments

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