Hope is such a strange and morphing creature. This morning, the fog was so thick outside our window that it masked the world below. Nothing else was visible. With the… Continue Reading Day 711/83
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on All of today’s procedures went very smoothly. Benjamin is safe and sound, resting comfortably in his bed on the seventh floor. Benjamin’s scheduled 4am transfusion bumped his platelets from 3,000… Continue Reading Day 704/76
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on “The waiting is the hardest part” is a phrase I’ve used in this space before, a phrase parents on the 7th floor utter frequently. It’s true, there is fear in… Continue Reading Day 703/75
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on 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
Day 696/68
on 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
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on 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