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Day 678/50

Laura Gilkey on November 9, 2016

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

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, bone marrow aspirate, CMMRD, cryoprecipitate, fibrinogen, relapse3 Comments

Day 666/38

Laura Gilkey on October 28, 2016October 29, 2016

Huge ups and huge downs today. I’m choosing to focus on the ups as much as I can. The downs are starting to make me feel numb. I don’t want… Continue Reading Day 666/38

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, bone marrow aspirate, Cytokines, immunotherapy, make-a-wish, relapse, steroids6 Comments

Day 665/37

Laura Gilkey on October 27, 2016October 28, 2016

At the end of days like this, when I come to this space, I find an exhaustion that permeates everything. I want to collapse but I need to sort things out.… Continue Reading Day 665/37

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, bone marrow aspirate, broviac, make-a-wish, platelets, relapse, remission6 Comments

Day 664/36

Laura Gilkey on October 26, 2016

Today was the day Michael and I set aside to take care of business. We divided and conquered. He worked from home and only went to one meeting, helping me take… Continue Reading Day 664/36

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, bone marrow aspirate, broviac, immunotherapy, relapse2 Comments

Day 662/34

Laura Gilkey on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016

We. Are. HOME.  I hardly slept last night. I’m not sure why. Every creak of the door sounded more amplified, every beep more pronounced. I sat up to watch the… Continue Reading Day 662/34

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone marrow aspirate, dasatanib, relapse4 Comments

Day 658/30

Laura Gilkey on October 20, 2016October 21, 2016

It doesn’t look like we’ll be going home any time soon. Benji was pleased to wake up unhooked from his fluids again. He usually gets up to empty his bladder… Continue Reading Day 658/30

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bladder, blood pressure, bone marrow aspirate, dasatanib, fear, kidneys, platelets, relapse3 Comments

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