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Day 41

Laura Gilkey on February 11, 2015February 11, 2015

Day 3 of Consolidation. Benjamin woke up and immediately said he felt like he had to throw up. I knew to expect this, and thought it was the Cytarabine catching… Continue Reading Day 41

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cytarabine, zofran6 Comments

Day 38

Laura Gilkey on February 8, 2015February 8, 2015

Another gorgeous day to end this almost perfect weekend. I woke up this morning and made a nice big Sunday breakfast, then sat down to two hours of research while Michael kept… Continue Reading Day 38

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, nutrition8 Comments

Day 36

Laura Gilkey on February 6, 2015February 6, 2015

I woke up this morning at 5:29am, one minute before my alarm went off. I had an important date with one bridge before heading over another. When I got back into… Continue Reading Day 36

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, dexamethasone, MRD, pegaspargase, vincristine12 Comments

Day 34

Laura Gilkey on February 4, 2015February 4, 2015

We finally got the results of Benjamin’s bone marrow aspirate this morning. It was not the news we wanted to hear. We were looking and hoping for a Minimal Residual… Continue Reading Day 34

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, bone marrow aspirate, consolidation, cytaribine, cytoxin, MRD22 Comments

Day 31

Laura Gilkey on February 1, 2015February 1, 2015

What a nice, relaxing, happy, restful Sunday. I’m so grateful. We began the day with a bountiful and delicious family brunch. In the afternoon, Michael and Benji took a long… Continue Reading Day 31

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, dexamethasone, induction11 Comments

Day 26

Laura Gilkey on January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

Two more days of Dexamethasone. I wonder how the Children’s Oncology Group determined that 28 days was the best length of time for kids to be on this steroid. Surely… Continue Reading Day 26

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, dexamethasone, methotrexate, siblings6 Comments

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