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Day 267

Laura Gilkey on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015

Benji woke up again in the middle of the night. He was in and out of the bathtub, his tummy hurting badly, with desperation and exhaustion in his eyes. Finally… Continue Reading Day 267

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, antibiotics, kytril, marinol, methotrexate, nausea, probiotics1 Comment

Day 256

Laura Gilkey on September 14, 2015September 15, 2015

I was filled with a sense of optimism today. We have overcome last week’s obstacle, and maybe it will be the final one during this phase. Maybe we are really… Continue Reading Day 256

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance 2, kytril, marinol, methotrexate, scopolamine, vincristine2 Comments

Day 255

Laura Gilkey on September 13, 2015September 13, 2015

What an amazing day. I am just filled with gratitude for the people who made it happen. There is something about walking onto a baseball field that makes me feel… Continue Reading Day 255

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, marinol, methotrexate, nausea, scopolamine, vincristine1 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 248

Laura Gilkey on September 6, 2015September 6, 2015

Banyan joined Benji and me this morning as we traveled to All Children’s Hospital. The parking garage was much roomier, and there was no hustle and bustle as we headed… Continue Reading Day 248

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, kytril, marinol, nauseaLeave a comment

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

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