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Day 682/54

Laura Gilkey on November 13, 2016November 14, 2016

Benji and I didn’t get much sleep last night. He had a platelet transfusion after midnight. Toward the end of it, he said he was feeling like he was getting… Continue Reading Day 682/54

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, community, family, pain, platelets, relapse, spleen, transfusion4 Comments

Day 275

Laura Gilkey on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015

I’m not sure how to begin writing this. So many emotions wrapped up into one October Saturday. There have been many hard days, especially the most recent ones, but I… Continue Reading Day 275

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute renal injury, escalating methotrexate, fever, methotrexate, mucositis, nausea, pain, platelets, rash8 Comments

Day 108

Laura Gilkey on April 19, 2015

Today was a little bit of a roller coaster. I find such peace in sitting down here to this blank space. Benji woke up with serious back pain that came and… Continue Reading Day 108

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ANC, consolidation, induction, pain, pancreas, vincristine2 Comments

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