All of today’s procedures went very smoothly. Benjamin is safe and sound, resting comfortably in his bed on the seventh floor. Benjamin’s scheduled 4am transfusion bumped his platelets from 3,000… Continue Reading Day 704/76
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on It’s our first night in a new room up here on the seventh floor. Tomorrow will be the 30th day of this admission, when we are required to switch rooms,… Continue Reading Day 698/70
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on We both slept so soundly last night. I jumped up at shift change, hopeful, while Benji caught the last of his twelve hours. Benji’s labs showed a doubling of white… Continue Reading Day 697/69
Day 696/68
on Benji slept a lot better last night. We both did. He woke up for the day and coughed for quite some time, but cleared his lungs and moved on. He… Continue Reading Day 696/68
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on Benjamin’s path has been made clear, and it leads to Philadelphia. Our morning began with an encouraging lab report. Benjamin’s platelets would need transfusion, but his white blood cell count… Continue Reading Day 680/52
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on Benjamin’s day began at 5:30am, when our night nurse came to deaccess his port. He was sleepy but kind, and understood the plan. The nurse used a fast acting numbing… Continue Reading Day 677/49