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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 186

Laura Gilkey on July 6, 2015

The coffee was brewing early this morning. We let the boys sleep until the last possible second. When Benji woke up, he asked if he could stay home from the… Continue Reading Day 186

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, delayed intensification, doxorubicin, intrathecal methotrexate, kytril, lumbar puncture, nausea, vincristine, zofran1 Comment

Day 182

Laura Gilkey on July 2, 2015

It is amazing, the breadth and depth of emotions and experiences one day is capable of holding. I couldn’t sleep last night. After posting a perfectly sane and normal journal… Continue Reading Day 182

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, nausea, siblings3 Comments

Day 181

Laura Gilkey on July 1, 2015July 1, 2015

Six months of treatment in the books. Benjamin’s tummy hurt this morning, so I gave him Kytril. I second guessed myself all day. I realized he was sensitive to the… Continue Reading Day 181

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Day 172

Laura Gilkey on June 22, 2015June 23, 2015

Just as he has every day since being discharged Friday, Benjamin woke up feeling nauseous. But for the second day in a row, he has told me that he “smells the hospital”… Continue Reading Day 172

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lympho, kytril, nausea, nutrition1 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

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