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Day 630/2

Laura Gilkey on September 22, 2016September 23, 2016

Benjamin and I enjoyed a much more relaxing day today. He slept well; I did not, because a floating nurse from PICU kept trying to give Benjamin oxygen. I assured… Continue Reading Day 630/2

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethasone, Erwinia, family, friends, hunger, lumbar punctures, relapse, siblings, steroids4 Comments

Day 610

Laura Gilkey on September 2, 2016September 2, 2016

Today marks the halfway point of Benjamin’s 1219 day treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Halfway. The milestone underscored how important it is that I maintain a perspective of presence. I… Continue Reading Day 610

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CMMRD, fear, hunger, steroids2 Comments

Day 528

Laura Gilkey on June 13, 2016

I woke up well rested and with a full heart after yesterday’s success, only to learn within moments of the tragedy that struck my childhood town last night. My first… Continue Reading Day 528

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Day 502

Laura Gilkey on May 17, 2016

When I’m tired, fear is harder to fight. I know this is true tonight. The boys both had great days at school. Benjamin had a field trip to our local… Continue Reading Day 502

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), hunger, infection, maintenance, school, steroids1 Comment

Day 488

Laura Gilkey on May 3, 2016

I am almost out of gas, literally and figuratively. My car’s tank has 8 miles left in it. We hit the ground running at 6am, all of us, and didn’t… Continue Reading Day 488

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Day 449

Laura Gilkey on March 26, 2016

The boys had the day off from school today. It was a nice, relaxing Friday; we watched movies and packaged up rainbow stars in the morning. Banyan joined his friends… Continue Reading Day 449

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