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Day 544

Laura Gilkey on June 29, 2016

Benjamin was nausea free again this morning, but his ear was throbbing. It was throbbing last night, too. He couldn’t lie on his right side. When his symptoms persisted this… Continue Reading Day 544

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, infection, siblingsLeave a comment

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 252

Laura Gilkey on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015

Benji’s mysterious tummy trouble culminated today. At 4:30am he woke up with pain and nausea that persisted until we arrived at the clinic. With careful timing I was able to… Continue Reading Day 252

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, infection, kytril, marinol, nausea, scopolamine4 Comments

Day 196

Laura Gilkey on July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

At breakfast this morning, I checked the status of Benjamin’s scrapes and his port, and noticed that the right side of his dressing had come loose. It was certainly “non-occlusive,”… Continue Reading Day 196

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, fever, infection1 Comment

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