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Day 53

Laura Gilkey on February 23, 2015February 24, 2015

We slept soundly last night. I’m so thankful for the rest, the patience, and the mental acuity that sound sleep provided as the day grew on. I’d need it. Benjamin’s… Continue Reading Day 53

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, intrathecal methotrexate, peg-asparaginase, propofol, vincristine11 Comments

Day 49

Laura Gilkey on February 19, 2015February 20, 2015

Benjamin didn’t get a blood transfusion after all today. His hemoglobin count was 7.53 on Monday, and was expected to drop below 7 by today, because of the chemotherapy medicine Cytarabine (Ara-C). Today was… Continue Reading Day 49

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, blood transfusion, cytarabine, lumbar puncture, methotrexate, peg-asparaginase, vincristine5 Comments

Day 48

Laura Gilkey on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015

Week 2 of Consolidation. 3 trips over the bridge down, 1 to go. Benjamin’s clinic visit today was relatively uneventful (as uneventful as an appointment to inject chemotherapy into your child’s body… Continue Reading Day 48

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, cytarabine, hemoglobin, homeschool, hospital homebound7 Comments

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