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Day 761/133

Laura Gilkey on January 31, 2017May 10, 2017

We are settled into our new room on the fifth floor, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. It was scary to come here. But this is where we needed to be… Continue Reading Day 761/133

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, blood transfusion, fever, nurses, pain, PICU, platelets, siblings, steroids, x-ray61 Comments

Day 752/124

Laura Gilkey on January 22, 2017May 10, 2017

and everything seems to have gone terribly wrong that can but one breath at a time is an acceptable plan she tells herself and the air is still thereĀ  ~ani… Continue Reading Day 752/124

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, fear, marinol, morphine, nausea, pain, relapse, spleen, stomach pain, x-ray9 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

Day 687/59

Laura Gilkey on November 18, 2016November 19, 2016

It was a very busy day up here on 7 South. I was pouring my first cup of coffee when the phone rang. It was the nurse navigator for the… Continue Reading Day 687/59

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: absolute neutrophil count (ANC), acute lymphoblastic leukemia, antibiotics, Blinatumomab, CAR-T, lymphocytes, platelets, relapse, transfusion, x-ray8 Comments

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