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Tag: absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

Day 730/102

Laura Gilkey on December 31, 2016May 13, 2017

We’re watching fireworks over the Skyway from the seventh floor, just like we did on New Year’s Eve two years ago, after our world was turned upside down by Benjamin’s… Continue Reading Day 730/102

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, appetite, family, hospital, platelets, relapse10 Comments

Day 699/71

Laura Gilkey on November 30, 2016December 1, 2016

Benji and I slept soundly in our new bed, in our new room on the seventh floor. His labs were stable again this morning. His neutrophil and white blood cell… Continue Reading Day 699/71

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, apheresis, blood transfusion, family, platelets, relapse8 Comments

Day 698/70

Laura Gilkey on November 29, 2016November 30, 2016

It’s our first night in a new room up here on the seventh floor. Tomorrow will be the 30th day of this admission, when we are required to switch rooms,… Continue Reading Day 698/70

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute lymphocyte count (ALC), absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, anesthesia, apheresis, CAR-T, child life, immunotherapy, inotuzumab, platelets, relapse, transfusion11 Comments

Day 696/68

Laura Gilkey on November 27, 2016November 27, 2016

Benji slept a lot better last night. We both did. He woke up for the day and coughed for quite some time, but cleared his lungs and moved on. He… Continue Reading Day 696/68

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, clinical trials, CMMRD, family, immunotherapy, platelets, relapse, research, spleen, x-ray11 Comments

Day 695/67

Laura Gilkey on November 26, 2016

It was another night of little sleep. Benji and I stayed up late to watch the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (again), and then, for the second night in… Continue Reading Day 695/67

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hair loss, platelets, relapse, spleen6 Comments

Day 694/66

Laura Gilkey on November 25, 2016November 25, 2016

We had a rough night up here on 7 South. Benjamin woke up many times coughing, and with each episode he cried in pain. He couldn’t pinpoint where the pain… Continue Reading Day 694/66

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, hair loss, neutropenia, platelets, relapse10 Comments

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