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Day 142

Laura Gilkey on May 23, 2015

I went to bed early and slept in late, so happy to be in my own bed. It was a blissfully normal Saturday. Lunch, birthday party, appliance shopping, neighbor’s pool,… Continue Reading Day 142

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, kytril, scopolomine3 Comments

Day 140

Laura Gilkey on May 21, 2015May 21, 2015

We’ll be spending one more night on the seventh floor. I was up last night at 3am, after our night nurse came in to tell us that Benjamin’s output was… Continue Reading Day 140

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, lasix, leucovorin4 Comments

Day 139

Laura Gilkey on May 21, 2015May 21, 2015

We woke up early. The first thing I noticed was that Benjamin’s voice sounded different. The cough came next. Could he be catching a cold? Is it the Vincristine messing… Continue Reading Day 139

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin8 Comments

Day 138

Laura Gilkey on May 19, 2015May 19, 2015

We both slept in this morning. Benjamin needed the sleep, with all of the medicine he is processing in his body. I did not fall asleep until well into the… Continue Reading Day 138

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, interim maintenance, lumbar puncture, nausea3 Comments

Day 137

Laura Gilkey on May 18, 2015May 19, 2015

The last time Benjamin was admitted into the hospital, he had a lumbar puncture with intrathecal Methotrexate before the high octane stuff was hung from his IV pole. Today, he… Continue Reading Day 137

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone marrow aspirate, high dose methotrexate, homeschooling, vincristine4 Comments

Day 127

Laura Gilkey on May 8, 2015May 8, 2015

Benjamin threw up again this morning, but I could tell it was purely a result of the saline flush. He drank water on his own through the night and was… Continue Reading Day 127

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin, mucositis, nausea5 Comments

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