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
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on Benjamin’s path has been made clear, and it leads to Philadelphia. Our morning began with an encouraging lab report. Benjamin’s platelets would need transfusion, but his white blood cell count… Continue Reading Day 680/52
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on This morning’s labs showed another huge increase. Eighty percent of Benjamin’s peripheral blood is infected with leukemia. It’s higher than the day he was diagnosed. I had prepared myself for… Continue Reading Day 679/51
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on Benjamin’s day began at 5:30am, when our night nurse came to deaccess his port. He was sleepy but kind, and understood the plan. The nurse used a fast acting numbing… Continue Reading Day 677/49
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on Benjamin’s labs this morning showed a huge increase in leukemia blasts. More than double, up to 52%. We haven’t seen a peripheral number that high since diagnosis. His platelets dropped… Continue Reading Day 675/47
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on At the end of days like this, when I come to this space, I find an exhaustion that permeates everything. I want to collapse but I need to sort things out.… Continue Reading Day 665/37