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Day 348

Laura Gilkey on December 15, 2015December 15, 2015

Benjamin woke up with a little tummyache. “Must be Tuesday,” I thought. My sister-in-law used to coin that phrase from the old Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series, which aired on Tuesdays;… Continue Reading Day 348

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Day 347

Laura Gilkey on December 14, 2015

We’re really getting into the Christmas spirit around here. Late into the night and for most of the day, the Gilkey ladies prepared and delivered our annual gift baskets for… Continue Reading Day 347

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Day 342

Laura Gilkey on December 9, 2015December 10, 2015

I tried to write a little bit more of the letter after my journal entry last night, but it wasn’t flowing as smoothly as it was during my more wakeful… Continue Reading Day 342

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Day 341

Laura Gilkey on December 8, 2015

In the new normal I’ve been sculpting, Tuesdays are my days to work on all things cancer related. Today, after a gorgeous blue morning bridge walk and two school drop-offs,… Continue Reading Day 341

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hair, methotrexate, toxicity2 Comments

Day 340

Laura Gilkey on December 7, 2015

Michael woke up before dawn to go to his Monday morning breakfast meeting. None of the rest of us seemed to want to get out of bed. I pushed it… Continue Reading Day 340

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Day 337

Laura Gilkey on December 5, 2015December 5, 2015

It’s Friday. Fridays used to be clinic days. Now Fridays are bagel days. We started the day at our favorite bagel joint and things just fell into place afterwards. Life… Continue Reading Day 337

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