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Day 580

Laura Gilkey on August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

Benji slept a lot last night. He woke up with a tender tummy again but excited to go spend the day with his Grammy. They had big plans, and big… Continue Reading Day 580

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, detoxification, methotrexate, naturopath, rainbow stars1 Comment

Day 578

Laura Gilkey on August 1, 2016

I slept extremely soundly last night and woke up feeling ready to take action. Benjamin woke up with a tender tummy and got straight into the bathtub. Fortunately his discomfort… Continue Reading Day 578

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Day 510

Laura Gilkey on May 25, 2016May 26, 2016

Today is Michael’s birthday. Of all the many, many things for which I am thankful, his presence on this earth is at the top of my list. I marvel daily… Continue Reading Day 510

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, doctors, family, marriage, rainbow stars1 Comment

Day 495

Laura Gilkey on May 10, 2016

The sky was amazing at sunrise from my vantage point on the Ringling Bridge. I came home to prepare breakfast, get Banyan off to the bus stop, and apply numbing… Continue Reading Day 495

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, infusion center, rainbow stars, vincristine1 Comment

Day 491

Laura Gilkey on May 6, 2016

It’s been a beautiful and emotional day. I’m grateful for this sweet white space. I need to shape words around feelings that have no names. The weather has cooled off… Continue Reading Day 491

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Day 483

Laura Gilkey on April 29, 2016

It isn’t Tuesday, but today I was able to spend some time catching up on cancer healing. Most of today’s work was soulful rather than physical, though I did send… Continue Reading Day 483

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, genetics, gratitude, rainbow stars2 Comments

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