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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 227

Laura Gilkey on August 16, 2015

Benji’s counts continue to drop. There are more bruises today, and he’s still quite pale, but he feels terrific. He played with friends nearly all morning. He splashed and swam… Continue Reading Day 227

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Erwinia, neutropenia, school, transfusion, vincristine1 Comment

Day 51

Laura Gilkey on February 21, 2015March 7, 2015

We went to the emergency room this morning. Last night, Benjamin’s fever rose to 100.8. We thought we’d have to head north in the wee hours. We checked his temperature… Continue Reading Day 51

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ara C, consolidation, cytarabine, platelets, transfusion19 Comments

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