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Rays Up for Research

Join the Tampa Bay Rays and friends and family of Benjamin Gilkey as we cheer for Benji’s favorite team while raising money for life saving cancer research. A portion of… Continue Reading Rays Up for Research

Postmortem.

Laura Gilkey on March 19, 2017March 19, 2017

It’s been six weeks and a day since Benjamin’s last breath. I’ve been thinking a lot about this period of time. Six weeks. At six weeks after the births of… Continue Reading Postmortem.

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: death, gratitude, grief, love, research34 Comments

A Day of Love, and an Announcement.

Laura Gilkey on February 14, 2017May 10, 2017

Michael and I couldn’t sleep last night. We both reverted to hourly wake-ups. The first pot of coffee was brewed this morning at 5am. We’ll get used to this, and… Continue Reading A Day of Love, and an Announcement.

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, fundraising, research37 Comments

Day 770/142

Laura Gilkey on February 9, 2017May 10, 2017

Comments will be disabled for the foreseeable future as our family focuses on Benjamin’s peaceful passage. Your love and prayers are acutely felt and deeply appreciated. There has been another… Continue Reading Day 770/142

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, death, family, love, platelets, relapse, research, siblings

Day 766/138

Laura Gilkey on February 5, 2017May 10, 2017

The sky at shift change was a thick, foggy red. This is is a strange and confusing time. I am trying to accept all phases of this slow and peaceful… Continue Reading Day 766/138

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, death, home, hospice, pain, palliative care, platelets, relapse, research60 Comments

Day 696/68

Laura Gilkey on November 27, 2016November 27, 2016

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

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, clinical trials, CMMRD, family, immunotherapy, platelets, relapse, research, spleen, x-ray11 Comments

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