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Day 188

Laura Gilkey on July 8, 2015

Dexamethasone has officially joined the party. Benjamin woke up nauseous this morning, but was able to keep his Kytril down, along with his morning dose of steroids, and ate a… Continue Reading Day 188

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethasone, kytril, nausea1 Comment

Day 185

Laura Gilkey on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015

Tomorrow, Benjamin begins Delayed Intensification. This is a critical phase. It is designed to deliver the final big blow to any leukemia cells lurking beyond the microscope. The phase will last… Continue Reading Day 185

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, dexamethasone, doxorubicin, intrathecal methotrexate, lumbar puncture, vincristine9 Comments

Day 39

Laura Gilkey on February 9, 2015

Day 1 of Consolidation. We were at All Children’s much longer than we expected, but Benjamin’s first day in this new strengthening phase went extremely well. The effects of the… Continue Reading Day 39

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, cytarabine, dexamethasone, mercaptopurine, methotrexate4 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 35

Laura Gilkey on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

We felt very loved today. There hasn’t been a day on this journey that we haven’t felt this way, but today, especially, we felt it. So many messages, texts, and… Continue Reading Day 35

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethasone4 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

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