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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 157

Laura Gilkey on June 7, 2015

I’m thankful for this Sunday. My children are exhausted from hours and hours of play, including two swimming pools, many games of basketball, and a runaway toad. We enjoyed a… Continue Reading Day 157

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, nausea, siblings4 Comments

Day 155

Laura Gilkey on June 5, 2015June 5, 2015

I had a dream last night that I left the boys at home to run a quick errand for Michael. In my dream, I couldn’t get back to them. The… Continue Reading Day 155

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, kytril, nausea2 Comments

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

Day 152

Laura Gilkey on June 2, 2015

Today’s pattern mimicked the second day of Benjamin’s last hospital stay. He woke up and vomited twice within the first hour. I found myself grateful that we had family visiting… Continue Reading Day 152

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, high dose methotrexate, kytril, leucovorin, marinol, nausea7 Comments

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