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Day 640/12

Laura Gilkey on October 2, 2016October 2, 2016

Benjamin has had what his nurses described as an “eventful day.” This morning seems like ages ago. Once again I let Benjamin sleep as late as possible. When he woke… Continue Reading Day 640/12

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, dasatanib, dexamethasone, Erwinia, family, platelets, polyps, relapse, transfusion1 Comment

Day 633/5

Laura Gilkey on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016

We had another night of sound, deep sleep. I am forever thankful to night nurses who sneak in and out without a sound. Michael and Banyan were already on their… Continue Reading Day 633/5

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, family, platelets, port7 Comments

Day 628

Laura Gilkey on September 20, 2016September 21, 2016

I expected a big challenge today. Instead, Benjamin totally rose to the occasion. He has been an absolute joy, even with no food and a totally empty gastrointestinal tract, all… Continue Reading Day 628

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bone marrow transplant, colonoscopy, endoscopy, genetics, lumbar puncture, pet scan, platelets, transfusion6 Comments

Day 626

Laura Gilkey on September 19, 2016

We are all settled in up here on the seventh floor. It was painful to leave our house this morning. Michael and I spent a lot of time just holding… Continue Reading Day 626

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, CMMRD, marriage, platelets, reinduction, relapse, siblings, transfusion8 Comments

Day 624

Laura Gilkey on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016

They found leukemia blasts in Benjamin’s blood today. I hate that I am typing this right now. I’ve only recently stopped shaking enough to do so. The details of the… Continue Reading Day 624

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, allopurinol, bone marrow aspirate, CMMRD, kidneys, MRI, platelets, relapse22 Comments

Day 620

Laura Gilkey on September 12, 2016September 12, 2016

I had an alligator dream last night. I used to have them all the time; they have been the subject of a large portion of my life’s nightmares. It’s been… Continue Reading Day 620

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, bruising, chemo delay, CMMRD, platelets, septra3 Comments

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