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Tag: absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

Day 239

Laura Gilkey on August 28, 2015August 29, 2015

I woke up thinking of Hudson, the little boy I wrote about yesterday. I thought of his mama, and her decision to fill her son’s days with happy adventures. I went through… Continue Reading Day 239

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, interim maintenance 23 Comments

Day 237

Laura Gilkey on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015

After last night’s baseball game, we were all sleepwalking as we left the house bright and early this morning, Michael and Banyan for work and school, and Benji and me… Continue Reading Day 237

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, school1 Comment

Day 232

Laura Gilkey on August 21, 2015August 21, 2015

Banyan downloaded a new audiobook–Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing–to keep Benji entertained on the drive over the Skyway this morning. It is read by Judy Blume herself, so it’s… Continue Reading Day 232

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Day 228

Laura Gilkey on August 17, 2015August 18, 2015

This blank space. The rain falling. The kava tea in my mug. All of these things will conspire to reconstruct the day, to paint it with peace and gratitude, and… Continue Reading Day 228

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, siblings, vincristine4 Comments

Day 217

Laura Gilkey on August 6, 2015August 7, 2015

Today was Benjamin’s last day at All Children’s this week. I gave him Kytril with breakfast, but only preventatively. He wasn’t nauseous. We had a spring in our step as we… Continue Reading Day 217

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine, kytril, nausea1 Comment

Day 214

Laura Gilkey on August 3, 2015

We all woke up easily and felt well rested. Benji was calm and sweet upon waking, and neither of us felt nervous. There was a quiet confidence in our house… Continue Reading Day 214

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, delayed intensification, neutropenia, thioguanine3 Comments

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