This morning’s labs showed another huge increase. Eighty percent of Benjamin’s peripheral blood is infected with leukemia. It’s higher than the day he was diagnosed. I had prepared myself for… Continue Reading Day 679/51
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on Benjamin slept well last night. I woke up at shift change and nervously looked at his lab report. It looks like yesterday’s blast number was indeed a product of his… Continue Reading Day 678/50
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on Benjamin’s day began at 5:30am, when our night nurse came to deaccess his port. He was sleepy but kind, and understood the plan. The nurse used a fast acting numbing… Continue Reading Day 677/49
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on I was hopeful this morning’s labs would show some reverse in yesterday’s trend, but they did not. The blasts in Benji’s blood increased a little more. His platelet transfusion was completely… Continue Reading Day 676/48
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on Benjamin’s labs this morning showed a huge increase in leukemia blasts. More than double, up to 52%. We haven’t seen a peripheral number that high since diagnosis. His platelets dropped… Continue Reading Day 675/47
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on Benji slept soundly. When he woke up, he complained pretty seriously of stomach pain. He stood up to go to the bathroom and blood filled the tubing coming from his port.… Continue Reading Day 673/45