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Day 308

Laura Gilkey on November 5, 2015November 5, 2015

Benji woke up in much better spirits today. He had made his own breakfast by the time I returned from my sunrise bridge walk, and greeted me happily. Banyan got… Continue Reading Day 308

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, creatinine, methotrexate, pentamidine, school1 Comment

Day 307

Laura Gilkey on November 4, 2015

This was an emotionally intense day from start to finish. Benjamin was out of sorts when he woke up, and he said his tummy hurt. I noticed sweat on his upper lip… Continue Reading Day 307

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, creatinine, emotions, food, hunger, methotrexate, pentamidine, schoolLeave a comment

Day 298

Laura Gilkey on October 26, 2015

I am being granted the opportunity to learn the same lessons over and over and over again. Like, two seemingly contradictory emotions (i.e. anger and gratitude) can and should be able to… Continue Reading Day 298

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, intrathecal methotrexate, leucovorin, long term maintenance, lumbar puncture, methotrexate, prednisone, school, vincristine3 Comments

Day 292

Laura Gilkey on October 20, 2015

We slept, and slept, and slept some more last night. Michael got Banyan ready for school this morning and we woke up to see them off, then Benji crawled back… Continue Reading Day 292

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood pressure, kidneys, long term maintenance, maintenance, methotrexate4 Comments

Day 291

Laura Gilkey on October 19, 2015October 19, 2015

We are HOME. I don’t think this blessed event could have waited a single day longer. This morning’s blood draw was kind of the last straw for Benji. Our night… Continue Reading Day 291

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, interim maintenance 2, maintenance, methotrexate, siblings6 Comments

Day 289

Laura Gilkey on October 17, 2015

We’ve spent three full weeks in this little room. The lessons have been vast and varied, and they continue to come. Today I had to dismiss some very destructive thinking.… Continue Reading Day 289

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood pressure, chemotherapy, methotrexate, Neupogen, siblings4 Comments

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