Look at the boy in front of you. Today I took this advice. This morning, when I heard the nurses come in for shift change, I didn’t jump up to… Continue Reading Day 701/73
Day 701/73
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on This morning’s labs were frankly terrifying. Benji’s white cell count and neutrophil count doubled again, and his blasts went up to 73%. His absolute blast cell count is so high.… Continue Reading Day 700/72
Day 699/71
on Benji and I slept soundly in our new bed, in our new room on the seventh floor. His labs were stable again this morning. His neutrophil and white blood cell… Continue Reading Day 699/71
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on It’s our first night in a new room up here on the seventh floor. Tomorrow will be the 30th day of this admission, when we are required to switch rooms,… Continue Reading Day 698/70
Day 696/68
on Benji slept a lot better last night. We both did. He woke up for the day and coughed for quite some time, but cleared his lungs and moved on. He… Continue Reading Day 696/68
Day 695/67
on It was another night of little sleep. Benji and I stayed up late to watch the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (again), and then, for the second night in… Continue Reading Day 695/67