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Day 661/33

Laura Gilkey on October 23, 2016October 23, 2016

We didn’t get to go home today. We were richly blessed right here instead. Benji’s absolute neutrophil count (ANC) dipped down to 140. His blast number went up a little,… Continue Reading Day 661/33

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, family, gratitude, immunotherapy, kindness, port, relapse3 Comments

Day 619

Laura Gilkey on September 11, 2016

It was a sweet and quiet Sunday, mostly. Benjamin continues to feel good in his body. He’s been tired, but he’s also been playing super hard this weekend, and nonstop.… Continue Reading Day 619

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemo delay, gratitude, platelets, septra2 Comments

Day 536

Laura Gilkey on June 20, 2016

On this Summer Solstice we were treated to a bona fide cold front right in the middle of June. It was breezy and tolerable outside, all day long. As a… Continue Reading Day 536

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Day 500

Laura Gilkey on May 15, 2016

Day 500. My God, that sounds like such a huge number. In 500 days, Benji has had: • 1 surgery to place his medi-port • 3 bone marrow aspirates • 18 lumbar… Continue Reading Day 500

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, gratitude, steroids2 Comments

Day 483

Laura Gilkey on April 29, 2016

It isn’t Tuesday, but today I was able to spend some time catching up on cancer healing. Most of today’s work was soulful rather than physical, though I did send… Continue Reading Day 483

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, genetics, gratitude, rainbow stars2 Comments

Day 469

Laura Gilkey on April 14, 2016

The newly increased dosage of steroids are in FULL effect, and Benji’s only taken five doses. I walked into the boys’ room this morning to wake them up after a… Continue Reading Day 469

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