Diagnosis: Leukemia; September 26, 1987

I woke up to hear Alex opening my desk drawer. I asked him what he was doing, he said he needed his scissors because the plastic is too hard. I didn’t have a clue what he was up to, so I got out of bed.

Alex had gotten a truck I had put away for Christmas and was trying to open the box. I told him he should have asked if he could have it first. I knew there was no way I could take it from him now.

I made my breakfast while Alex played. Then I got changed and started to clean the floors. Charlie was on his way out. Alex started to cry when Charlie told him he couldn’t go, but it ended up Charlie took him anyways.

I finished the floors, had a shower, got dressed, put away Alex’s toys, put back some of the things I had put in the living room so I could clean the floor, put the garage and newspapers in the garage and did the dishes.

At one o’clock we went to Lougheed mall, then we went to a couple of TV stores. We went to Chi-Chi’s for dinner and went to see the Chew’s afterwards. Edward said Jolene was okay now, but when we got there she said she still has bronchitis.

Robert sure is a little brat. He’s really rough and not very good with Monique who’s about 9 months old.

Alex and Robert were fighting over the bike. Robert wouldn’t let Alex ride it. Charlie told Robert to get off the bike and let Alex ride and Alex would give it back. This made Robert cry and when Alex gave his bike back Alex started to cry. By the time we left Alex was crying, screaming and kicking me.

Alex was really upset that Robert wouldn’t share any of his toys with him. In the car Alex took his seat belt off. I sat in the back seat with him and tried to calm him down. I held his hand told him he could have a new toy when we got home. After awhile Alex calmed down.

When we got home I gave Alex his toy. Alex went to bed around ten o’clock.

I read for an hour or so. I went to bed after eleven o’clock

No tests

Medicine

Bactrim 9:30 a.m. ------ 7:30 p.m.
Mercaptopurine ----- ----- 7:30 p.m.
Prednisone 9:30 a.m. ------ 7:30 p.m.

Temperature 36.40 C 12:45 p.m.