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Day 240

Laura Gilkey on August 29, 2015August 29, 2015

Benji woke up feeling awful, crying and clutching his belly. By 7am he had already had Kytril and a detox bath. When his tummy is empty and triggers pain, he… Continue Reading Day 240

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril3 Comments

Day 235

Laura Gilkey on August 24, 2015

There was excitement in the air this morning. Both of our boys were up, dressed, clean, packed and completely ready to go to school before the sun came up. After the… Continue Reading Day 235

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, Erwinia, interim maintenance 2, kytril, long term maintenance, school, siblings, vincristine4 Comments

Day 229

Laura Gilkey on August 18, 2015August 18, 2015

I woke up before the sun today to help Banyan get ready for yet another adventure. He was invited to drift down the Rainbow River in an inner tube, watching the fish… Continue Reading Day 229

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, homeschool, kytril, nausea, school, scopolomine, siblings, vincristine2 Comments

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 217

Laura Gilkey on August 6, 2015August 7, 2015

Today was Benjamin’s last day at All Children’s this week. I gave him Kytril with breakfast, but only preventatively. He wasn’t nauseous. We had a spring in our step as we… Continue Reading Day 217

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, cytarabine, kytril, nausea1 Comment

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