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
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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
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on Benjamin woke up early this morning with a high fever and tummy pain. He vomited during shift change a few minutes later. It was a strange, dark, pungent liquid. There… Continue Reading Day 692/64
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on The sunrise was spectacular. Benji and I were awake, calmly lying in bed as our night nurse prepared to draw labs at 6am. I sleepily asked if she was going… Continue Reading Day 689/61
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on Benjamin didn’t sleep very well last night. His side was hurting intensely after yesterday’s platelet transfusion. I woke up before he did, when our day shift nurse came in to… Continue Reading Day 688/60
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on When Benjamin is in pain, everything seems so much harder. His spleen continued to agonize him throughout the night. It woke him up and made his eyes wide with fear.… Continue Reading Day 683/55