Skip to content
  • Benjamin the Brave
  • The Benjamin Gilkey Fund
  • Rainbow Stars
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
  • CMMRD
  • Resources
  • Blog

Tag: school

Day 389

Laura Gilkey on January 25, 2016

Monday. Back to reality. It’s nice that reality means school, work, chores, errands, bills, cleaning. Not a trip over the Skyway, or sitting at the bathtub all night. Part of… Continue Reading Day 389

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hunger, mood swings, prednisone, school, steroids8 Comments

Day 378

Laura Gilkey on January 14, 2016January 16, 2016

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.” These were the words on the marquee as I drove into Southside this morning to drop Benjamin off and… Continue Reading Day 378

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, hospital homebound, school, siblings1 Comment

Day 371

Laura Gilkey on January 7, 2016

Today was a day I sorely needed. I feel like I was able to put myself back together again. The weight on my chest is still here, but I feel much… Continue Reading Day 371

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, mental health, school1 Comment

Day 343

Laura Gilkey on December 10, 2015

I got a good night’s sleep last night and a bridge walk in this morning. When I returned with the sunrise, Michael said that Benji had awoken with a tummy… Continue Reading Day 343

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood pressure, detoxification, school1 Comment

Day 326

Laura Gilkey on November 23, 2015

Benji woke up thinking it was Tuesday. He didn’t complain, he just padded into our room with a big sigh, and asked what time we had to leave for the… Continue Reading Day 326

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: 6MP, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, lumbar puncture, methotrexate, prednisone, school, vincristine1 Comment

Day 323

Laura Gilkey on November 20, 2015

Last night, I wrote that Benjamin wouldn’t run all of his laps in this morning’s Jog-a-thon. I was right, he didn’t run all of them; he ran more than all… Continue Reading Day 323

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, school1 Comment

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Sidebar

Footer Content