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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 201

Laura Gilkey on July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Benji woke up early with a tender, hungry tummy. He had Kytril, morning Dexamethasone, first breakfast and second breakfast, and then requested a rare morning nap. I happily obliged and… Continue Reading Day 201

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dexamethasone, Erwinia, kytril2 Comments

Day 200

Laura Gilkey on July 21, 2015July 27, 2015

Benjamin slept extremely well in his new bed. He was the last to rise in the house. We made breakfast, packed lunch, and headed to All Children’s. His attitude was… Continue Reading Day 200

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, Erwinia, kytril, thioguanine, vincristine5 Comments

Day 194

Laura Gilkey on July 14, 2015

Benjamin felt much better as the day went on today. He woke up feeling sore and his tummy was tender, so I fed him breakfast and Kytril and we promptly… Continue Reading Day 194

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, dexamethasone, Erwinia, kytril2 Comments

Day 193

Laura Gilkey on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

Today was a challenging day. I am grateful once again for this space to sort it out. I had to work harder than usual to stay positive today, and I know that… Continue Reading Day 193

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, Erwinia, kytril, vincristine5 Comments

Day 192

Laura Gilkey on July 12, 2015July 13, 2015

By now, Banyan has settled into his bunk. I don’t know yet if he’s on the top or bottom, or who his counselor is, or what his cabinmates’ names are,… Continue Reading Day 192

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