214 is my new favorite number. 214 was Benjamin’s absolute neutrophil count (ANC) this morning. 214 means we are HOME, after a week in the hospital (to the hour). Things I… Continue Reading Day 58
Day 58
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on Day 23
on It was a super windy Saturday here today. It seemed that every gust of wind carried with it a new emotion. I’m thankful to be back here to sort it… Continue Reading Day 23
Day 22
on Friday. A day that used to find us looking forward to happy hour now finds us driving over the Sunshine Skyway with numbing cream, Glad Press ‘n’ Seal, and a new… Continue Reading Day 22
Day 21
on I absorbed some of Benjamin’s school self-consciousness this morning as I walked onto his campus for the first time since his diagnosis. There have been so many acts of kindness… Continue Reading Day 21
Day 18
on Day 18. Halfway through the Induction Phase. That means we have ten more days of dexamethasone during this stage of Benjamin’s treatment. In a way, it’s like a light at… Continue Reading Day 18
Day 17
on Today started with sweetness, ended with sweetness, and held many moments of sweetness in between. There were also moments of harsh reality that tried hard to cast their shadows. I’m… Continue Reading Day 17