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Day 221

Laura Gilkey on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015

I woke up with the sun this morning, images of Banyan’s beautiful face in my mind. I let Benji sleep until the last possible minute, since he couldn’t have anything… Continue Reading Day 221

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine, intrathecal methotrexate, kytril, lumbar puncture, siblings3 Comments

Day 220

Laura Gilkey on August 9, 2015August 10, 2015

Today, while Michael and Banyan were taking in the beauty of Wisconsin’s Peninsula State Park, Benji and I took in a baseball game. When we first met Cody, Benji’s friend… Continue Reading Day 220

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine, delayed intensification, intrathecal methotrexate, kytril, lumbar puncture, siblings3 Comments

Day 215

Laura Gilkey on August 4, 2015August 4, 2015

I couldn’t sleep again last night. One of the conversations I had with Dr. Grana yesterday was about a study linking a specific gene mutation to a higher incidence of… Continue Reading Day 215

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cyclophosphomide, cytarabine, hunger, intrathecal methotrexate, kytril, lumbar puncture, marinol, nausea, steroids5 Comments

Day 186

Laura Gilkey on July 6, 2015

The coffee was brewing early this morning. We let the boys sleep until the last possible second. When Benji woke up, he asked if he could stay home from the… Continue Reading Day 186

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, intrathecal methotrexate, kytril, lumbar puncture, nausea, vincristine, zofran1 Comment

Day 185

Laura Gilkey on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015

Tomorrow, Benjamin begins Delayed Intensification. This is a critical phase. It is designed to deliver the final big blow to any leukemia cells lurking beyond the microscope. The phase will last… Continue Reading Day 185

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, dexamethasone, doxorubicin, intrathecal methotrexate, lumbar puncture, vincristine9 Comments

Day 151

Laura Gilkey on June 1, 2015June 2, 2015

I woke Benjamin up at the last possible minute this morning. All bags were loaded into the car, and Bingo, the giant teddy bear Benji won during his last hospital… Continue Reading Day 151

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, intrathecal methotrexate, lumbar puncture, vincristine2 Comments

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