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Day 686/58

Laura Gilkey on November 17, 2016

Benji slept for twelve hours last night. I could tell it would be a long rest when he fell asleep. He needed it. The round of chemotherapy Benji finished yesterday… Continue Reading Day 686/58

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, CMMRD, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, hemoglobin, Neupogen, platelets, relapse6 Comments

Day 685/57

Laura Gilkey on November 16, 2016November 16, 2016

The last day of Benjamin’s intermediate level chemotherapy has come and gone. Now, we wait. This morning’s lab report showed a continued trend in the right direction. Benji’s white blood… Continue Reading Day 685/57

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, platelets, relapse7 Comments

Day 683/55

Laura Gilkey on November 14, 2016November 15, 2016

When Benjamin is in pain, everything seems so much harder. His spleen continued to agonize him throughout the night. It woke him up and made his eyes wide with fear.… Continue Reading Day 683/55

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CAR-T, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, nausea, pain, platelets, relapse, spleen, transfusion, ultrasound10 Comments

Day 681/53

Laura Gilkey on November 12, 2016November 13, 2016

Benjamin had a great day today. So did Banyan. I’m grateful for two happy children, and for the first step on a new path. I woke up to the sounds… Continue Reading Day 681/53

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, family, relapse4 Comments

Day 214

Laura Gilkey on August 3, 2015

We all woke up easily and felt well rested. Benji was calm and sweet upon waking, and neither of us felt nervous. There was a quiet confidence in our house… Continue Reading Day 214

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, delayed intensification, neutropenia, thioguanine3 Comments

Day 213

Laura Gilkey on August 2, 2015August 2, 2015

I couldn’t sleep last night. It took hours before I finally slept and what felt like minutes before I started waking up over and over. As a result, I was… Continue Reading Day 213

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, delayed intensification, neutropenia2 Comments

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