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Day 187

Laura Gilkey on July 7, 2015July 7, 2015

Benji slept peacefully through the night. He was still sleeping when I came home from my sunrise bridge walk. The first thing I did was peek in and examine his… Continue Reading Day 187

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, marinol, nausea3 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

Day 154

Laura Gilkey on June 4, 2015

I lingered in bed this morning long after I woke up, reveling in the sounds of my boys playing together. This morning there was no fighting. There was the excitement and… Continue Reading Day 154

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

Day 153

Laura Gilkey on June 3, 2015June 3, 2015

Yes, there are patterns here. On the third day of hospital admission, we sleep late. A desperate and deep sleep, easily interrupted and easily resumed. I woke before Benji and… Continue Reading Day 153

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, leucovorin, marinol, nausea5 Comments

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