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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 83

Laura Gilkey on March 25, 2015

“NAUSEA!” was my alarm clock this morning just after 6am. Benji woke up with urgency, and we didn’t make it to the Zofran in time. He took the medicine afterward with… Continue Reading Day 83

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphamide, cytarabine, homeschool, hospital homebound, immunity, school1 Comment

Day 78

Laura Gilkey on March 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Sometimes I think this kid is superhuman. In the morning, Benjamin scrambled some eggs, then did five math assignments and aced the test that followed. I had a work meeting by… Continue Reading Day 78

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ANC, consolidation, homeschool, hospital homebound6 Comments

Day 76

Laura Gilkey on March 18, 2015March 19, 2015

Today followed an upward trajectory right to the end. I prepare for sleep feeling much more grounded than I did yesterday. Benjamin woke up at 5am complaining of severe knee pain.… Continue Reading Day 76

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hospital homebound2 Comments

Day 69

Laura Gilkey on March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Benji woke up with intense tummy pain. He asked for Zofran with such urgency that I got out of bed running. He took it, and it worked almost immediately.  Then… Continue Reading Day 69

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, homeschool, hospital homebound4 Comments

Day 68

Laura Gilkey on March 10, 2015March 11, 2015

Sleep came easy and stayed late this morning. Benjamin had a tummy ache that came and went, but otherwise he felt strong, as usual. We dropped Banyan off at a… Continue Reading Day 68

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hospital homebound, mucositis4 Comments

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