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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

Day 93

Laura Gilkey on April 4, 2015

Home is my happy place. I had a lovely time last night, but I woke up this morning excited to spend the evening at home with Michael and our boys.… Continue Reading Day 93

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ANC, bacteria, cytarabine5 Comments

Day 91

Laura Gilkey on April 2, 2015April 2, 2015

I woke before the sun to walk the Ringling Bridge this morning. When I got home, Benjamin was staring through the window of the front door. He didn’t look happy.… Continue Reading Day 91

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, cytarabine, minimal residual disease4 Comments

Day 90

Laura Gilkey on April 1, 2015

On the way over the bridge this morning, Benji and I were racking our brains trying to come up with an April Fool’s prank to pull on the clinic nurses.… Continue Reading Day 90

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, consolidation, cytarabine, Erwinia, homeschool, hospital homebound, school, vincristine8 Comments

Day 89

Laura Gilkey on March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

Five bald eagles on the way over the bridge this morning. FIVE. A good sign. Benjamin’s Zofran is back on track. He slept well last night and didn’t need the… Continue Reading Day 89

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine, hopecam8 Comments

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