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Day 481

Laura Gilkey on April 27, 2016

Benjamin and I went over the Skyway this afternoon. I picked him up just before lunchtime, and on the north side of the big bridge, we met up with his… Continue Reading Day 481

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, maintenance, nausea, siblings, sportsLeave a comment

Day 480

Laura Gilkey on April 25, 2016

It was another busy weekday, with school, work, and two sports on the calendar. I spent time helping Banyan on homework while Benji hit the batting cages, and enjoyed a… Continue Reading Day 480

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, nausea, siblings1 Comment

Day 476

Laura Gilkey on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

Benji felt totally fine today. Just once, as we were getting into the car to go to school, he said, “My tummy will feel better as the day goes on,… Continue Reading Day 476

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Day 475

Laura Gilkey on April 20, 2016April 21, 2016

I checked in with my online moms’ group to further assuage my guilt for giving Benji his Methotrexate with his 6MP last night. Turns out almost everyone does it that… Continue Reading Day 475

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, baseball, kytril, maintenance, methotrexate, nausea, school, zofran4 Comments

Day 411

Laura Gilkey on February 16, 2016

There was a lightning storm last night, and our power went out. As a result, our huge scaredy-dogs kept me awake much of the night, shaking at my side, needing… Continue Reading Day 411

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, anxiety, intrathecal chemotherapy, intrathecal methotrexte, lumbar puncture, nausea, prescriptions, propofol, rainbow stars, steroids, vincristine, zofran1 Comment

Day 287

Laura Gilkey on October 15, 2015

According to our night nurse, Benji “slept through the night.” That’s not quite accurate, but we definitely got more sleep than we have in many days. It was like a… Continue Reading Day 287

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute renal injury, creatinine, hemoglobin, mucositis, nausea, platelets6 Comments

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