It’s 3:45am. Benjamin just vomited every bit of last night’s nourishment from his body. He has abdominal pain he can’t describe. I don’t know anymore if it’s a result of… Continue Reading Day 715/87
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Day 714/86
Benjamin’s fever took a while to come down last night. He was burning up. When it finally came down we were able to catch a few hours of sleep. His… Continue Reading Day 714/86
Day 713/85
Benjamin has received his second dose of Inotuzumab, and everything went smoothly. The morning report revealed more of the same: a slow and steady decline of leukemia cells. Benji’s total… Continue Reading Day 713/85
Day 712/84
Benji woke up before the sun in horrible pain. I wondered what was happening; he felt so much better yesterday! He begged for a bath, but declined pain medicine. The… Continue Reading Day 712/84
Day 711/83
Hope is such a strange and morphing creature. This morning, the fog was so thick outside our window that it masked the world below. Nothing else was visible. With the… Continue Reading Day 711/83
Day 709/81
Benji needed more morphine and heat packs throughout the night to stay comfortable, but these tools worked, and he slept well. He woke up in pain and wanted a hot… Continue Reading Day 709/81