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Day 652/24

Laura Gilkey on October 14, 2016

We woke up to good news this morning. Those blasts that went off to pathology were indeed recovery blasts. There are still no leukemia blasts in Benjamin’s peripheral blood. We… Continue Reading Day 652/24

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, grandparents, platelets, relapse3 Comments

Day 649/21

Laura Gilkey on October 11, 2016October 12, 2016

Tonight is our 23rd night on the 7th floor. Our longest stay before Benjamin’s relapse was 22 nights. Maybe that’s why things have felt more emotional today. Maybe it’s the… Continue Reading Day 649/21

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, behavior, emotions, lasix, platelets, relapse, school, transfusion2 Comments

Day 646/18

Laura Gilkey on October 8, 2016October 9, 2016

A nightmare woke Benji up today before his nurses did this morning. He was scared and didn’t want to go back to sleep. He returned to reality, nestled into me… Continue Reading Day 646/18

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, diarrhea, Erwinia, family, nausea, platelets, relapse, transfusion2 Comments

Day 644/16

Laura Gilkey on October 6, 2016October 7, 2016

I woke up early and tried to let Benji sleep as long as he could. When the day shift nurses started coming in, taking vitals, listening to his heart, getting… Continue Reading Day 644/16

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chemotherapy, diarrhea, family, friends, platelets, relapse, school2 Comments

Day 642/14

Laura Gilkey on October 4, 2016October 4, 2016

Benjamin’s reinduction phase is halfway complete. He took his last dose of Dexamethasone tonight. His allopurinol has been discontinued because his uric acid has stabilized, as has his phosphorous, sodium… Continue Reading Day 642/14

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CMMRD, colonoscopy, family, lynch syndrome, platelets, polyps, relapse, school, transfusion, virus4 Comments

Day 641/13

Laura Gilkey on October 3, 2016October 3, 2016

Benjamin had another sleepy day. His counts continue to drop, and his ability to fight infection is waning. After he woke up, ate breakfast, and took his morning medicine, we… Continue Reading Day 641/13

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, platelets, relapse, school2 Comments

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