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Day 158

Laura Gilkey on June 8, 2015

Benjamin felt yucky again this morning. He woke up early enough to go to Michael’s Monday breakfast meeting, then changed his mind and came back to bed. This was totally… Continue Reading Day 158

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, consolidation, delayed intensification, interim maintenance, methotrexate, siblings3 Comments

Day 141

Laura Gilkey on May 22, 2015

We are home. Benjamin’s 5am blood draw revealed a methotrexate level of 0.5, well below the mark we needed for clearance. He remained fever free through the night, and his… Continue Reading Day 141

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, heparin, methotrexate6 Comments

Day 131

Laura Gilkey on May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

Today was a day of recovery. Benjamin and I got plenty of sleep. He woke up without a tummyache and ate a healthy breakfast. We gave him Kytril last night… Continue Reading Day 131

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, lumbar puncture, marinol, methotrexate, scopolomine4 Comments

Day 129

Laura Gilkey on May 10, 2015May 10, 2015

We went to the Emergency Center at All Children’s today. It was nice to sleep in our own bed last night, and we were looking forward to seeing grandmothers and… Continue Reading Day 129

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dehydration, kytril, methotrexate, nausea, zofran5 Comments

Day 128

Laura Gilkey on May 9, 2015

We are home. Those three words alone have the potential to fill me with such joy. But today has been really, really hard. In this space I will find gratitude.… Continue Reading Day 128

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance, methotrexate, nausea, siblings6 Comments

Day 120

Laura Gilkey on May 1, 2015May 3, 2015

This is a new kind of joy. I am writing this from my beach chair, watching my two beautiful, strong, healthy children collect shells with the love of my life.… Continue Reading Day 120

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance, methotrexate10 Comments

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