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Day 740/112

Laura Gilkey on January 10, 2017May 13, 2017

High highs and low lows today. Sunrises and sunsets. The comforts of home and the realities of leukemia. For the first time in far too long, my day began on… Continue Reading Day 740/112

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, home, inotuzumab, morphine, pain, platelets, relapse, spleen9 Comments

Day 735/107

Laura Gilkey on January 5, 2017May 13, 2017

We are home. Everything feels pretty overwhelming right now. So many emotions today and so much uncertainty ahead. Home is the word and the feeling and the place I am… Continue Reading Day 735/107

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blinotumomab, CAR-T, home, inotuzumab, platelets, relapse, siblings, spleen11 Comments

Day 734/106

Laura Gilkey on January 4, 2017May 13, 2017

We are still waiting for some critical information, but we also have some answers. A path is forming and it includes time at home. The biggest blessing that has come… Continue Reading Day 734/106

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, c. diff, CAR-T, clinical trial, hospital, nurses, platelets, relapse13 Comments

Day 733/105

Laura Gilkey on January 3, 2017May 13, 2017

We are still waiting. Benji and I were up late last night. He is feeling so much better, and he wanted to make a round of his homemade soda for… Continue Reading Day 733/105

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, platelets, port, relapse, school12 Comments

Day 732/104

Laura Gilkey on January 2, 2017May 13, 2017

Today was relatively quiet on 7 South. Benjamin and I both slept in and woke up feeling refreshed. His lab numbers were a little discouraging; his blast percentage was up… Continue Reading Day 732/104

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, appetite, platelets, relapse11 Comments

Day 730/102

Laura Gilkey on December 31, 2016May 13, 2017

We’re watching fireworks over the Skyway from the seventh floor, just like we did on New Year’s Eve two years ago, after our world was turned upside down by Benjamin’s… Continue Reading Day 730/102

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, appetite, family, hospital, platelets, relapse10 Comments

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