Benji woke up before the sun in horrible pain. I wondered what was happening; he felt so much better yesterday! He begged for a bath, but declined pain medicine. The… Continue Reading Day 712/84
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on Day 710/82
on It appears as though yesterday’s platelet count was a fluke. Today, the number was back down to 2,000. All day yesterday I tried to shush the voice in my head… Continue Reading Day 710/82
Day 709/81
on Benji needed more morphine and heat packs throughout the night to stay comfortable, but these tools worked, and he slept well. He woke up in pain and wanted a hot… Continue Reading Day 709/81
Day 707/79
on Last night was a rough one. Benjamin woke up several times during our short sleep, unable to find comfort. His spleen hurt worse than it has in weeks. At first… Continue Reading Day 707/79
Day 704/76
on All of today’s procedures went very smoothly. Benjamin is safe and sound, resting comfortably in his bed on the seventh floor. Benjamin’s scheduled 4am transfusion bumped his platelets from 3,000… Continue Reading Day 704/76
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on Benjamin woke up early this morning with a high fever and tummy pain. He vomited during shift change a few minutes later. It was a strange, dark, pungent liquid. There… Continue Reading Day 692/64