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Day 173

Laura Gilkey on June 23, 2015

Today was the first day Benjamin has gone without medicine for nausea. I was so happy when he woke up and asked for an omelet instead of Kytril. He played… Continue Reading Day 173

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, kytril1 Comment

Day 172

Laura Gilkey on June 22, 2015June 23, 2015

Just as he has every day since being discharged Friday, Benjamin woke up feeling nauseous. But for the second day in a row, he has told me that he “smells the hospital”… Continue Reading Day 172

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lympho, kytril, nausea, nutrition1 Comment

Day 171

Laura Gilkey on June 21, 2015

Benjamin had an intermittent tummy ache all day today. I was grateful that with time and Kytril it dissipated before our Father’s Day low country boil. Earlier, Benji had begged… Continue Reading Day 171

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance, kytril, marriage3 Comments

Day 170

Laura Gilkey on June 20, 2015

Man, did I sleep well last night. I peeled myself out of bed only to give Benjamin some Kytril in the early hours, when he felt nauseous. Then I put… Continue Reading Day 170

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, kytril, marinol1 Comment

Day 167

Laura Gilkey on June 17, 2015June 17, 2015

We slept in this morning. I stayed up late last night to be present when Benji’s methotrexate finished dripping and his blood was drawn. Jackie, one of our favorite night… Continue Reading Day 167

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, leucovorin, marinol, methotrexate, nausea, scopolomine1 Comment

Day 166

Laura Gilkey on June 16, 2015June 16, 2015

True to the form of these Interim Maintenance hospital stays, Benjamin woke up on day two feeling nauseous. He vomited twice in quick succession. He knows, without a doubt, that… Continue Reading Day 166

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance, kytril, marinol, nausea, scopolomine1 Comment

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