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Day 720/92

Laura Gilkey on December 21, 2016December 21, 2016

Benji has received his last dose of Inotuzumab, at least for this cycle. The next step is a huge step, and I’m trying to stay present as it approaches. For… Continue Reading Day 720/92

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, birthday, c. diff, food, inotuzumab, nausea, relapse9 Comments

Day 719/91

Laura Gilkey on December 20, 2016December 21, 2016

Benji and I were up before shift change again. He was in great discomfort. He begged our night nurse not to draw morning labs–a daily procedure that has never bothered… Continue Reading Day 719/91

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ativan, c. diff, inotuzumab, marinol, nausea, platelets, relapse, transfusion15 Comments

Day 718/90

Laura Gilkey on December 19, 2016December 22, 2016

Benjamin and I slept well last night and were both awake at shift change. His numbers are holding steady. Saturday’s increase may have been sample bias, I don’t know; but… Continue Reading Day 718/90

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, c. diff, diarrhea, inotuzumab, marinol, nausea, relapse11 Comments

Day 717/89

Laura Gilkey on December 18, 2016December 19, 2016

Today was a very good day. It didn’t start that way. We were up before 5am with Benjamin in great abdominal pain. He asked for heat packs and cold packs… Continue Reading Day 717/89

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, family, home, inotuzumab, marinol, nausea, relapse11 Comments

Day 715/87

Laura Gilkey on December 16, 2016December 17, 2016

It’s 3:45am. Benjamin just vomited every bit of last night’s nourishment from his body. He has abdominal pain he can’t describe. I don’t know anymore if it’s a result of… Continue Reading Day 715/87

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Blinatumomab, blood transfusion, inotuzumab, nausea, platelets, relapse, sleep, ultrasound13 Comments

Day 714/86

Laura Gilkey on December 15, 2016

Benjamin’s fever took a while to come down last night. He was burning up. When it finally came down we were able to catch a few hours of sleep. His… Continue Reading Day 714/86

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, antibiotics, bone marrow aspirate, fever, inotuzumab, marinol, nausea, platelets, relapse, transfusion12 Comments

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