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Day 517

Laura Gilkey on June 1, 2016

Everyone was well enough for school today, which is always a blessing. After I picked the boys up this afternoon, we had a few minutes to kill before going to Benjamin’s end-of-season… Continue Reading Day 517

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, immune system, siblings1 Comment

Day 313

Laura Gilkey on November 10, 2015November 10, 2015

Benjamin woke up last night just after I fell asleep. Usually when this happens he crawls into bed with us. Last night, he climbed back up into his own little… Continue Reading Day 313

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, methotrexate, pentamidine, school, septraLeave a comment

Day 194

Laura Gilkey on July 14, 2015

Benjamin felt much better as the day went on today. He woke up feeling sore and his tummy was tender, so I fed him breakfast and Kytril and we promptly… Continue Reading Day 194

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, dexamethasone, Erwinia, kytril2 Comments

Day 116

Laura Gilkey on April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Today held many blessings. In the morning, Benjamin did his schoolwork enthusiastically and without complaint. We are nearly caught up heading into tomorrow’s potentially long hospital day. Just before lunch… Continue Reading Day 116

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ANC, hospital homebound, school6 Comments

Day 111

Laura Gilkey on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

I woke up forty-five minutes before my alarm went off this morning. I had time to pack lunch for Banyan, wash last night’s dishes, and do yoga before getting ready to… Continue Reading Day 111

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ANC, bone marrow aspirate2 Comments

Day 108

Laura Gilkey on April 19, 2015

Today was a little bit of a roller coaster. I find such peace in sitting down here to this blank space. Benji woke up with serious back pain that came and… Continue Reading Day 108

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ANC, consolidation, induction, pain, pancreas, vincristine2 Comments

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