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Rays Up for Research

Join the Tampa Bay Rays and friends and family of Benjamin Gilkey as we cheer for Benji’s favorite team while raising money for life saving cancer research. A portion of… Continue Reading Rays Up for Research

Day 643/15

Laura Gilkey on October 5, 2016October 6, 2016

Benjamin’s sleepiness continues as his counts keep dropping. He didn’t wake up until morning rounds, when he heard me talking with Dr. Moore and our nursing team. There were no… Continue Reading Day 643/15

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, dasatanib, daunorubicin, dexrazoxane, Erwinia, methotrexate toxicity, relapse, school, siblings, vincristine1 Comment

Day 612

Laura Gilkey on September 4, 2016

My cheeks hurt. What an amazing day. So many decisions made differently would have prevented this day from unfolding the way it did. This is true for every day, I… Continue Reading Day 612

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Day 611

Laura Gilkey on September 3, 2016

Benjamin woke up early with a very sore tummy. Only the bath would make him feel better; he wanted no Kytril, no Zantac, nothing. I’m curious to see what his… Continue Reading Day 611

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, platelets, steroids, stomach pain1 Comment

Day 601

Laura Gilkey on August 24, 2016August 24, 2016

Today was easier than yesterday. The fears ebbed and flowed, but I was able to dismiss them almost as quickly as they came. You have no place here. You are not serving… Continue Reading Day 601

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, bruises, bruising, genetics, marriage, platelets1 Comment

Day 592

Laura Gilkey on August 16, 2016

It’s our last week before school starts. Our last week to enjoy the pace and sweetness of summer. We are savoring it. Banyan had a friend over today. After lunch,… Continue Reading Day 592

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, friends1 Comment

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