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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 625

Laura Gilkey on September 17, 2016

The house is quiet now. Everyone is sleeping soundly in our bed. This day went way, way too quickly. I’m thankful we were able to attend Banyan’s first football game of… Continue Reading Day 625

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, family, hospital, relapse7 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

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