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Day 762/134

Laura Gilkey on February 1, 2017May 10, 2017

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. ~First Law of Thermodynamics Benjamin, our brave, sparkly child, is dying. I realized today that I never actually believed this would happen. Not… Continue Reading Day 762/134

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, death, oxygen, pain, PICU, platelets, port, relapse, siblings199 Comments

Day 761/133

Laura Gilkey on January 31, 2017May 10, 2017

We are settled into our new room on the fifth floor, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. It was scary to come here. But this is where we needed to be… Continue Reading Day 761/133

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, fever, nurses, pain, PICU, platelets, siblings, steroids, x-ray61 Comments

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